Michael Negrete (www.unposted.com):
From: Michael Negrete (dorsaj@best.com) Subject: X Login Newsgroups: linux.redhat.misc View: Complete Thread (4 articles) | Original Format Date: 1999/07/17 Right now my mouse is not configured properly for X and I don't know how to get to a terminal. I also have Redhat loading X on startup. Is there anyway to bypass the X startup while linux loads? Or can you tell me how to open up a terminal in Gnome without a mouse? Thanks Mike Negrete From: Fyddler (fyddler@my-deja.com) Subject: Re: X Login Newsgroups: linux.redhat.misc View this article only Date: 1999/07/21 In article <37929afa$0$221@nntp1.ba.best.com>, "Michael Negrete" wrote: > Right now my mouse is not configured properly for X and I don't know how to > get to a terminal. I also have Redhat loading X on startup. Is there anyway > to bypass the X startup while linux loads? Or can you tell me how to open up > a terminal in Gnome without a mouse? > > Thanks > Mike Negrete > > Give XF86Setup a shot. It'll let you configure everything as generic stuff so you can have a fallback position when you push the limits of your hardware. That's what I did until I could pick up the linux voodoo3 driver. Now if I can only figure out how to get linux to do my DSL's DHCP server I can ditch winblows altogether. -Fyddler Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't. Message 3 in thread From: Robert S (berzerke@flashmail.com) Subject: Re: X Login Newsgroups: linux.redhat.misc View this article only Date: 1999/07/22 Michael Negrete wrote: > Right now my mouse is not configured properly for X and I don't know how to > get to a terminal. I also have Redhat loading X on startup. Is there anyway > to bypass the X startup while linux loads? Or can you tell me how to open up > a terminal in Gnome without a mouse? > > Thanks > Mike Negrete I don't have a complete answer, but whenever X starts acting to badly, there is always Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. This should kill X. From there, you may get to the terminal. If that fails, try telnetting in from another machine, su'ing and then set INIT 3. The INIT 3 makes Linux start up in command line mode. INIT 5 is startup in X. Message 4 in thread From: hglawson@nr.infi.net (hglawson@nr.infi.net) Subject: Re: X Login Newsgroups: linux.redhat.misc View this article only Date: 1999/07/21 > "Michael Negrete" wrote: >> Right now my mouse is not configured properly for X and I don't know how to >> get to a terminal. I also have Redhat loading X on startup. Is there anyway >> to bypass the X startup while linux loads? Or can you tell me how to open up >> a terminal in Gnome without a mouse? Hi Mike, I don't know if this answers your question, but on most Linux setups Ctrl-Alt-f2 (or f3...) will open up a virtual console in place of your X window. Here you can log in as root--or whatever--and try to fix things up. -- Hugh Lawson Greensboro, North Carolina hglawson@nr.infi.net