On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:34:50PM -0700, Memnon Anon wrote: > On 27 Jun., 19:30, "Jeff Soules" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > Hi! > > > After install, I attempt to start X using startx. A few lines of text flash > > on the screen, then it blacks out and the system buzzer gives me one > > short beep. I cannot alt-Fx to any other terminal and lose the terminal > > I'm working in, and have to restart with ctrl-alt-del. > > Sorry, can not help you with your original problem. But I wanted to > suggest not using ctr-alt-del in such > cases. Try using Magic SysRq: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key > They suggest a different sequence than I use (alt+print+ s e i u b. > Mnemonic: "So, everything is unusual: Boot") > but doing so, a loss of data is not so probable. > > So whenever you really have no control over your system anymore, try > those keys. On my laptop with Sid Ctrl+Alt+Del triggers a normal shutdown. Only if it won't work I use magic sysrq s and b.
Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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