Re: X won't start having upgraded from xsever to xorg
From: Adam Hardy (adam.ant_at_cyberspaceroad.com)
Date: 09/14/05
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Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 13:16:39 +0100 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Carl Fink on 14/09/05 11:20, wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 10:22:38AM +0100, Adam Hardy wrote:
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>>to escape from x, the key combo ALT-CTRL-Backspace will kill it and
>>everything running.
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>
> On my laptop, since installing Xorg, I get the xdm login screen, but it's
> totally nonresponsive to keyboard input. Ctrl-Backspace does nothing, nor
> will any other key work. The Caps Lock is always on and can't be turned
> off. I had to remove the battery to get it to reboot into Windows so I could
> send this.
Oh sorry, I keep forgetting. That key combo will get you back to the cmd
line if you started x with startx.
I don't see the attraction of using xdm or booting up into a GUI unless
you're on a stable system. The cmd line is so useful.
Have you tried CTRL-ALT-F2 to get a cmd line login prompt on one of your
other ttys?
Adam
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