On Wed, 28 May 1997, Curt Howland wrote: : :>However, the modules aren't supposed to be loaded from /usr: they are supposed to :>live in /lib/modules, and the insmod executable is in /sbin, so there _should_ be :>no problem. Did you messabout with your system? : :Nope. I didn't touch the modules, path, boot files :or records. Just hit the reset switch. Something got :scrambled, it seems. : :Warning to anyone with write-back cache on their :hard disk: DO NOT HIT THE RESET SWITCH IN A MULTI- :TASKING ENVIRONMENT! : :I was suprised that running X, with no window :manager, hung the "Alt-F1, Alt-F2..." console login :switch as well, since that was the first thing I :tried in order to log in and kill the process.
Did you try ctrl-alt-{f1,f2,...} ? I believe that is how to get back to a VC from within X. Somebody slap me if I'm wrong. Also, ctrl-alt-bkspc is supposed to kill the X-server, though I've been told you shouldn't do that. Seems like it'd be less harmful than the power switch. : :>> If I go back to the rescue floppy, how much damage can I do to [other stuff cut out] -- Nathan Norman : Hostmaster CFNI : [EMAIL PROTECTED] finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key and other stuff Key fingerprint = CE 03 10 AF 32 81 18 58 9D 32 C2 AB 93 6D C4 72 -- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .