On 2002-10-30 22:33-0000 Tim Woodward wrote:

> I have installed Debian 2.2r4 on my system and have so far got to the
> point where X Windows is running with the Gnome version that comes
> with the Debian pack. The problem i have now is that i have changed
> my graphics card and installed the XF86_SVGA server, and when i boot
> up it goes straight into X Windows but the mouse is disabled. The
> screen is in 640x480 so looks crap, and i can't exit back to the
> original prompt screen. If i knew how to bypass X Windows upon
> boot-up i could re-run the XF86Config which may solve the problem.
> Can anyone help me sort it?

If you want to avoid getting into X at boot time, you can edit
/etc/inittab and set the line containing “initdefault” to this:

id:3:initdefault:

This will ensure you enter multiuser text mode when you reboot.

    Mvh              ~                                              +--------,
    Øyvind         _~              +        )        +      '       |/ _      \
  ,_______________| |______   ,                  ,           .        (~)  + +
 /________________________/\         .      *           +        `     U    *
 | http://www.sunbase.org ||                                            `.
+------------------------------------------------------------------_      (o_.'
| OpenPGP: 0x629022EB 2002-02-24 Øyvind A. Holm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -_    //\
| Fingerprint: DBE9 8D44 67F7 42AC 2CA1 -- 7651 724E 9D53 6290 22EB   -_  V_/_
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