If you hit ESC durung the Windows splash screen you can see the DOSy type things happening while Windows continue's to load. Drake X <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At the Lilo prompt, type linux 3 - this is run level 3 (without the GUI) - > same as being in DOS without Windows being loaded. > > As a side note - despite what MS (and most Windows users I know) would have > you believe, DOS is still the actual MS OS! Windows just sits on top of it > just like it always has since Windows 1.0 (Windows 85?) came out in 1985! > There's no such thing as "going into DOS mode", because you're always in > DOS to start with! The Windows splash screen is just an attempt to make it > look like Windows is loading right away, but it's actually hiding what's > going on in DOS immediately before Windows loads. Sorry for the rant, but > I've been trying to explain all this to my Windows friends for 5 years to > no avail. > > At 03:42 PM 05/11/2000 -0700, you wrote: > >I made a change to my XF86Config file which I realized was a mistake when > >I rebooted the system. > > > >I had Lilo set to automatically take me into graphic mode (runlevel 5) and > >now I can't read a thing and therefore can't repair my mistake. > >.. > >Is there a way at the Lilo prompt to override that default and simply get > >in at a log in command? > >Or am I doomed to lose most recent files and re-install? > > > >Thanks for any help. > > > >Michael Coady > > > >M. The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
