I'm trying to change the root password on my Debian 2.0 box. I log in as
root, locally, and run passwd. Everything appears to change normally, but
the password remains the same as before. Reboots do not seem to cure this.
Please help!
Thanks
Adrian
I'm on a conservative disk space budget, and I want to know which packages I
have to get to get the base XFree86 system running (after a floppy
installation of Debian). Only the ones I have to get. I'll use the standard
SVGA server.
Adrian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>You can get to a text virtual console from X with Ctrl+Alt+F1 through
>Ctrl+Alt+F6. Alt+F7 will usually get you back to X, since X runs on the
>first free virtual console, and Debian (like most distributions) runs
>'getty's on consoles 1-6 by default.
Thanks... but I we
I know -- but since X is configured to start up when the system boots, it
just goes right back in. I can't shell!
Heeellp! :-(
Help! I've installed X, and it works, but the mouse doesn't work (at
all). I'm thrashing around like a spastic cat trying to get back into
shell, but I can't, and without the mouse, how am I supposed to change
my config?
PS: The mouse is an IntelliMouse. I specified this. Any known
problems/anythi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>other=/dev/hda1
> label=dos
> table=/dev/hda
>
>in /etc/lilo.conf then run lilo at the prompt it will allow you to
>boot dos from the LILO: prompt by typing dos (to get a list of options
>press the tab key).
Hmm Do I have to reinitialize LILO in some way? I di
More questions from the guy who thought he had everything figured out.
1. X will not boot. It almost does, but it just exits with the error
"mouse: fd: Invalid argument" or something like that. Fine, I'll go and
reconfigure. But how? How can I run the X configure program again? (You
know, the one
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Hope this wasn't two much, or too little, hand-holding.
No, no, thanks a lot -- you solved a lot of problems for me.
This is so much better than Windows tech support. (I like to call them and
mess with their heads. "Can I talk to Mr. Gates?" "No, sir...")
Could you clari
Okay, this is a bit of a newbie question. You've been warned...
I haven't installed Linux yet, but I'm going to as soon as my CD's arrive in
the mail. I'm pretty well-versed with the setup procedures (after having
read the installation instructions 100 times while on the john -- yes, I
have no lif
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