Help! From XDM to console...

Stormmind · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:55 pm Post subject: Help! From XDM to console...

I have a serious problem. My fluxbox shutsdown the same moment it starts making it impossble to get out of xdm login screen. Is there a way to shut it down and go to console? For some reason ssh isn't working either so I can't fix it remotely. =(

cntl-alt-del just restarts xdm

Please help!

plasmagunman · l33t Joined: 07 Jun 2002 Posts: 604 Location: berlin

you could boot with the command "<kernelname> 2" which will boot into runlevel 2. you can boot in runlevel 1 or 3, too. xdm normally is part of runlevel 5.
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Stormmind · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:08 pm Post subject:

Just found it. Ctrl-Alt-Fx does just that. But thanks for the tip! =)

zbrox · n00b Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Posts: 56 Location: bulgaria

i'm not sure if that's what you're talking about cause it's sounds very easy. just press Ctrl+Alt+F1/2/3/4/5/6 do be taken to vte1 or vte2 and so on...it's up to you to decide...
hope i understood right...
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plasmagunman · l33t Joined: 07 Jun 2002 Posts: 604 Location: berlin

Narr · n00b Joined: 05 Jun 2003 Posts: 22 Location: New Zealand

Did you find out why fluxbox shutsdown instantly? I have this problem with my user login, root is fine! This started to happen after emerging fluxbox 0.9.8. Ether that or the new radeon 9600XT?. Any help would be good.

Cheers Narr
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