Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:13:18 -0500 From: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org> To: "Ciro Maietta" <geminidominoubermensch@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, <mheyes@lincolnfp.com> Subject: Re: cycling X Message-ID: <03e510914140712FE4@mail4.nc.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <002401c19782$734f3d00$6400a8c0@dominion.us> References: <OFBF90BAA4.0EA8A6AE-ON05256B3A.00481ABD@lincolnfp.com> <002401c19782$734f3d00$6400a8c0@dominion.us>
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On Monday 07 January 2002 08:51 am, Ciro Maietta wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mheyes@lincolnfp.com>
> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
> Cc: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org>
> Sent: Monday,07 January, 2002 08.36
> Subject: cycling X
>
> > I'm running FreeBSD 4.4, tracking stable, with X 4.1. I managed to get my
> > box into a state where it tries to start XDM, fails and drops to
> > terminal, then tries to restart XDM, rapidly, over and over. I can't
> > start a virtual terminal, can't kill XDM.
> > [snip]
> >
> > > Is there a way to get to a shell so I can rerun xf86config, or edit the
> >
> > XF86Config file? Sorry for the cross-post; I wasn't exactly sure which
>
> list
>
> > to send this to. Please cc: me as I am at work and can't subscribe to the
> > lists. Thanks for your help!
>
> I suppose its too much to hope for that you can boot into single-user mode
> into a shell instead of xdm?
> I beleive it's a -s as the "boot:" prompt, but don't quote me.
when it's booting hit a key; at the boot prompt do
boot -s
then re-run the config and *test* it before enabling xdm.
xdm is something to enable only after getting things working without it.
>
> -CM
>
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