Bypassing xdm on startup

IvanHoe · l33t Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Posts: 658

I inserted xdm into my startup via "rc-update add xdm default"; is there a way to bypass xdm on startup without removing it from the startup?

[smeagol] · Apprentice Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Posts: 152

rc-update del xdm default is the only way i know of.

The file will still exist in /etc/init.d, just won't be run on startup

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rac · Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 7:12 am Post subject:

I'm not sure what you mean by "bypass". You can get to a console with Ctrl-Alt-F[1-6]. From there, you can "/etc/init.d/xdm stop" if you want.
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duff · Guru Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 466 Location: Clemson, SC

Do you mean bypassing, as in automatically loggin in? ie. Start X as some default user?

rth · Apprentice Joined: 23 Sep 2002 Posts: 157

My X is pooched. Instead of getting the login screen, I get the grey screen with an hour glass. So, I haven't logged in yet, therefore I can't get to a console or anything else. It seems I have the same question? Although stopping xdm with rc-update is fine. As long as I can get to a console of somekind...

codergeek42 · Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 1:26 am Post subject:

Boot into single-user/administrative mode by passing "single" as a kernel parameter. Then re-mount your patitions as read-write (instead of the default read-only):

rth · Apprentice Joined: 23 Sep 2002 Posts: 157

CTRL+ALT+BS seems to have finally worked. It would just reload X, now I'm in with a command line.

rth · Apprentice Joined: 23 Sep 2002 Posts: 157

I can get back into Gnome now. But I have another problem... My desktop is gone. No icons. No background. Can't even right-click on the desktop. Very odd.

Edit:

Made a new thread for my problem:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=1794610