-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/13/08 15:02, Jochen Schulz wrote: > Ron Johnson: >> On 03/13/08 01:23, Jan Brosius wrote: >>> I there nothing I can do to install debian on my laptop. >> Sure. People do it all the time. > > People install Debian on his laptop all the time? :)
Sure. He keeps his back door unlocked. >> Since you can't get in via a normal boot, I suggest that you use a >> LiveCD and disable [xgk]dm. > > Single user mode is an easier option, IMHO. At least if you know a > little bit about the shell. > >> [...] (Note that this is one of the reasons why I don't like >> display managers: just like with Eeeevil MSFT Windows, any X hiccup >> can prevent you from logging in and fixing your problem.) > > Huh? I've never seen that. And my X broke several times (Nvidia, > too...). > > At least with gdm, if X doesn't come up after three attempts, it offers > you to view the X log file and then drops you into console login. Well that's interesting. Does it mean that you've got to reboot 3 times? (Not that that's bad, but just for clarity.) - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "Working with women is a pain in the a**." My wife -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFH2Yt5S9HxQb37XmcRAtf3AKC08q3dSsm35p1VDUHugdcNBLfb2gCfWG3N HNPUoi/Jt0O8q/2zq8WKGiM= =VKaz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
