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How to break startup
Greet the sun all,
Question: how do you break the startup cycle? My laptop boots into the
login screen (Debian). However, I have lost my mouse again. The
keyboard works but all I can do is login into the login screen (shows
the title Debian GNU/Linux) and I have the Debian splash screen. I
can't get to a shell in order to fix the XF86Config file. I can't
telnet into the box because I just brought it home from work where it
gets it's IP address from a DHCP server. The rescue disk also boots
into the login screen. Can I break the bootup process before it hits
xdm? If so, how? I have tried Ctrl-C but no joy.
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Perry Hoekstra
E-Commerce Architect
Talent Software Service
dutchman@mn.uswest.net