[UCLA-LUG] have trouble to start x window

[witten@linux.ucla.edu]

On Thu, Feb 17, 2000 at 01:03:49PM -0800, MIng Yu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> My linux is set to start with x window login. It worked fine before. I
> installed a new software in my linux this morning and suddently the x
> window cannot start up. So, after the system's checking, the screen
> becomes totally black.  Can anyone tell me  how to make it start in
> command mode interface, not x window interface and what could be the
> possible problems?
> 
> Thanks.

What was the name of the software that you installed? Have you turned off
your machine without shutting down all the way? If you want to get into the
command line interface to rescue your system, you can enter "linux single"
at the LILO prompt. Then when you login to a prompt, type "init 3" to get to
the full text-mode runlevel.

> 
> Ming

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