Re: Blue screen in Fedora

From: Chris Spencer (cspencer_at_cait.org)
Date: 02/27/04

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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:04:08 -0600

    http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/s1-grub-runlevels.html

    You want run level 3 (non-gui)

    Login as root
    Finish your update or roll back whatever got messed up
    then try just starting x with startx

    Either that or you could "init 5" and try to launch that run level
    again.

    -Chris

    On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 14:29, taehyun nam wrote:
    > Hellow all,
    > I have a fedora-version blue screen. Yes, the blue
    > screen as of Windows.
    > Two days ago, I updated some utilities using Synaptic
    > and tries to shut down the computer. However, it did
    > not shutdown and got stuck with a blue screen with the
    > rolling sand watch that used to give a way to
    > text-mode. So, I just push the button to turn it off.
    >
    > When I turn on the computer the next time, booting
    > went well, doing starting utilities and so on until it
    > stop right before the log-in screen. And it again was
    > the blue screen with the watch where it stoped.
    >
    > It doesn't boot from CD-ROM; Booting disk didn't help
    > either.
    >
    > Is there any one who can help me with this?
    > I'm really frustrated and my wife is mad and demands
    > Windows back.
    >
    > ssh was blocked so that my friend couldn't help me.
    > I'd like to know at least how to let ssh go through.
    >
    > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
    >
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