RE: Starting up

From: Nitai _at_ ComputerOil (_at_)
Date: 11/19/04

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    Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:57:15 +0100
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    Hi there

    Keyboard is working, I also know that I can get to the shell, but the problem is, that somehow I am in an endless loop. X is coming up, black screen, terminal window then black screen again, and so on. I can not get to the shell.

    TIA.

    Nitai

    PS: I just saw that my email got trough two times with a different topic. I apologize for that. 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Nesbitt [mailto:pete@linux1.ca]
> Sent: Freitag, 19. November 2004 04:36
> To: Nitai @ ComputerOil;General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: Starting up
> 
> On November 18, 2004 01:45 pm, nitai@computeroil.com wrote:
> > HI sll
> >
> > I got the problem thst I was running my laptop in a docking ststion
> today
> > connected with a Logitech USB wireless keyboard. RH saw the new hardware
> > and installed the new driver.
> >
> > Now at home RH asked me at startup if I want to keep the driver or not.
> I
> > keeped the driver and now X does not even start up anymore. Is there any
> > way I can log into the terminal and remove the driver?
> >
> > Point now is that X is in a endless loop and I cant even get to the
> shell.
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> > Nitai
> 
> 
> Hi,
> If your keyboard is functional, while X is looping, hit ctrl-alt-F1 (or F2
> or
> F3..).
> That should get you to a console login. Login as root.
> You can stop X with "telinit 3", you may need to hit the enter key again
> to
> get back to a prompt.
> 
> You can edit /etc/inittab so X doesn't start at boot:
> near the top, probably first non-commented line is:
> id:5:initdefault:
> 
> change the 5 to a 3 and save the file.
> 
> Then enter "telinit 6" to reboot.
> If the keyboard is ok, you can use "telinit 5" or "startx" to test X. If
> it
> works, go back to /etc/inittab and chage the 3 back to a 5.
> 
> --
> Pete Nesbitt, rhce
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