To get from a terminal to X, it's usually Alt-F7 (ttys 1-6 are commonly getty login instances). Also there is a program called 'su' which allows you to become the root user.
You should check out debian's install documentation from their website. It will help you get accustomed to the basics of the system. Debian offers a ton of great documentation, on the web, and which you can download as .deb packages (use dselect, and go to the Optional/docs section). Jesse On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, David Turetsky wrote: > I have two 'mouse/mice' entries in my Input Device Section, so I've just > changed the one re Optical Mouse as you suggest > > One problem: I was in Gnome and used Ctl-Alt-F1 or similar to get to the > command line. How do I get back. When in enter 'gdm' the response is > 'gdm already running. Aborting!' > > Another question: Apparently from gnome I cannot log in as root. How do > I do that from an x environment? > > Thanks again, guys! > > -- > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Jesse Hutton > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 10:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [XFree86] XFConfig requirements for kbd and mouse > > Glad to hear it. You can probably use that optical mouse as well (I > have > a Logitech optical, which works great), but you just have to change > /dev/psaux back to /dev/input/mice. > > Jesse > > On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, David Turetsky wrote: > > > PROGRESS!!! > > > > I ran dpkg-reconfigure... it did indeed select /dev/psaux so I went > > along with it... Problem: gdm startup hung up on the screen details > > regardless of what I specified, so I ended up editing the > > xf86config-generated Config-4 file, borrowing details from the > > dpkg-reconfigured version > > > > UP AND RUNNING with gdm, using Microsoft mouse, but Logitech optical > > mouse apparently not recognized... survivable... something to worry > > about later, if ever. No problem recognizing keyboard (ps104) > > > > Thanks to all for help. Now I can REALLY get into trouble! > > > > Welcome any further thoughts and suggestions. Thanks again! > > > > -- > > David > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > > Behalf Of Jesse Hutton > > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 1:11 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [XFree86] XFConfig requirements for kbd and mouse > > > > Is your mouse a usb device? If not, perhaps try /dev/psaux instead of > > /dev/input/mice. > > > > You should try dpkg-reconfigure too. It may give you configure > options > > for the keyboard that you haven't though of yet. Once you have a > > XF86Config-4 that works, then edit it by hand for whatever tuning and > > adjustments you want. > > > > You can use dpkg-reconfigure to change between gdm, kdm, and xdm, as > > well, by just putting one of them as the object of the command (I > > couldn't > > figure out earlier if you wanted to change login managers, or simply > > disable them entirely). > > > > If that doesn't work, have you posted your XF86Config-4 file yet? And > > it > > is only the keyboard and mouse that are causing you problems? > > > > Jesse > > > > On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, David Turetsky wrote: > > > > > [Latest on top] > > > > > > I have tried all of your suggestions to no effect, including pc101, > > > Microsoft IntelliType Pro (from Dell documentation) > > > > > > Rather than use dpkg-reconfigure, I have been manually editing > > > XF86Congif-4 > > > > > > A few factoids to complete the description of the environment" > > > > > > When linux boots up, it recognizes the keyboard as: > > > > > > Input0: Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro on usb1:3.0 > > > > > > When XF86 was initially installed it posted /dev/tty0 for the mouse. > > > When I just now changed it to /dev/input/mice per your suggestion, > gdm > > > failed to start up at all, with EE msg XF86OpenSerial: Cannot open > > > device /dev/input/mice No such device although there is in fact a > > > /dev/input/mice > > > > > > Separately, this output shows (II) Keyboard "Keyboard1" handled by > > > legacy driver > > > > > > -- > > > David > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On > > > Behalf Of Jesse Hutton > > > > > > Here is my keyboard and mouse sections of my SF86Config-4. It's a > > > pretty > > > generic configuration, so may help you a little: > > > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > > Identifier "Generic Keyboard" > > > Driver "keyboard" > > > Option "CoreKeyboard" > > > Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > > > Option "XkbModel" "pc104" > > > Option "XkbLayout" "us" > > > EndSection > > > > > > Section "InputDevice" > > > Identifier "Configured Mouse" > > > Driver "mouse" > > > Option "CorePointer" > > > Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > > > Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" > > > Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" > > > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > > > EndSection > > > > > > For Debian, you can do (as root) 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86', > > and > > > that will give you a nice configuration program. From there it > > > shouldn't > > > be hard to get a working system. One of those XkbModels that you > > tried > > > should have worked (maybe try pc101?). Now, you probably won't get > > > every > > > single key on that thing to work, since many are Microsoft specific > > > command shortcuts, but you should easily be able to get normal > > > functionality. > > > > > > Another thing, if you are going to be using dpkg-reconfig to > configure > > > X, > > > choose the least advanced level for the config questions they ask > you. > > > You will probably still need to know the horizontal and vertical > > refresh > > > rates of your monitor, but it will automatically choose sensible > > options > > > for a lot of other stuff. > > > > > > Jesse > > > > > > On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, David Turetsky wrote: > > > > > > > I'm trying to complete an xfree86 installation (4.1) using Debian > > > woody. > > > > I have a Dell-supplied Microsoft Natural > > > > > > > > keyboard and an IntelliMouse PS/2 compatible mouse from Microsoft > > and > > > a > > > > Logitech Optical Mouse > > > > > > > > None of the settings commented in XFConfig work, nor do any of the > > > > settings discussed on the xfree86 website > > > > > > > > There is some reference to "other keyboard configurations. so they > > are > > > > not documented here" in the keyboard > > > > > > > > section on the website > > > > > > > > For the keyboard, I've tried PS/2, Microsoft, ps102, ps104, ps105. > > For > > > > the Microsoft mouse, auto, IMPS/2, PS/2 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
