Sonny wrote:
> Ok, I finally got Debian loaded and LOVE IT!!! I am a command line junkie
> and am adapting to the "new" file structure. (vs windows) I wanted to do
> some playing with the gui options so i tried to load Xfree86 (startx) I
> tried and it kicked back some errors at me. I checked the log file and
> determined that my video card was too new for the version of xfree86 that is
> included with Debian 3 r1. So i rebooted to windows and downloaded the
> newest version of xfree86. It installed fine. Durring the install process i
> chose yes to all the prompts thinking that would do a clean upgrade. I then
> typed 'startx' and it loaded to a gui terminal.
>
> PROBLEM!!! I have no keyboard, no mouse. I have tried to ctrl + c, ctrl +
> break, ctrl + alt +fn, and everything else i can think of to try and get
> out. Now my monitor's "built in screen saver" kicked in and I have a black
> screen. I cant get out and I cant get linux to MOVE! I know I am not
> supposed to hard start but I fear that I have no other option at this point.
> Any other suggestions? I know if/when i restart to redo my config for
> xfree86.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
You have no keyboard so you will have to reboot into the fixit floppy
you made or the cd. You will have to get into command line mode 3 and
edit the file:
/etc/X11/XF86Config or maybe ti has a -4 at the end. You may be able to
fix the keyboard and mouse this way. If you can't figure your way with
this, I think you may have to reinstall. Most times when you do a hard
reset things will still be ok because of the journalling.
Lots of luck.