On 28 Jun 00, at 16:27, Dennis Myers wrote:
> can't get in to server because I had it set to Boot to X-server. So
> both times I have had to re-install Linux as a new install, and since I
> haven't figured out how to back up data, I lose stuff. Nothing real
Okay!! Set your init default to 3 , ie in /etc/inittab, set the
initdefault from 5(which starts the X server on boot) to 3.
Or, at lilo boot prompt(if you are using LILO), type linux 3.
> the x-server (Window in KDE)? How do I get back the server without
> re-install, I have tried to do just an update but that fails. This is
> an annoying problem cause I thought linux was more stable than this, or
> more likely it's something I am doing. Any suggestions would be greatly
Linux is certainly more stable than many other operating
systems...maybe some of your X settings are not correct. If you can,
post what graphic device you are using, that is most likely to be the
culprit.
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