I always did gdm then entered my username then enter then my password then enter. that's probably not the best way however. On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 06:45:38PM -0500, Sina Bahram wrote: > If one boots into a textual login and then needs to startup gnome. What > is the command for this? > > Thanks, > Sina > > No trees were destroyed in sending this message. However, a large number > of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 11:46 AM > To: Erik Heil; Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Heeeelp, my Fedora won't let me start in text mode > > > Yes, this advice is correct, but executing it isn't quite straight > forward, regretably. > > The problem is something called First Boot which doesn't follow the > standard GUI convention on Linux which lets you go to a text console by > pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 (or Ctrl-Alt-F2, etc.). > > So, you need to boot first into single user mode from whence you can: > > chkconfig --level 0123456 firstboot off > > At that point, you may start in a graphical logon screen, but you'll be > able to Ctrl-Alt-F1 to go to a text console logon screen. > > To go to single user mode: > > 1.) If using grub do 'a s' during the grub screen. > > PS: You've probably not made grub accessible, so this may be a bit > hit and miss. > > 2.) If using lilo do: > > [default.kernel.name] s > > > Erik Heil writes: > > From: "Erik Heil" <eheil at patmedia.net> > > > > What you need to do is change the default runlevel the system boots > > into, and all should be fine. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Krister Ekstrom" <crisekstrom at bredband.net> > > To: "speakup" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 9:46 AM > > Subject: Heeeelp, my Fedora won't let me start in text mode > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > > > > > Hi speakup, > > > > > > I have just installed Fedora core 1.0 using the speakup enabled > > > boot-orig.iso disc. The installation went well, i can even boot > from > > > the hard drive now, but unfortunately it seems it boots into a > > > graphical mode and i can't get a text console to start my Speakup, > > > if such a beast exists on my hard drive at the moment. > > > I'm at a loss as to what to do and so i ask the fedora users out > > > there for any assistance. > > > TIA > > > > > > - -- > > > /Krister > > > mailto:crisekstrom at bredband.net Get pgp > > > keys here: mailto:crisekstrom at bredband.net?subject=get_pgp_keys > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-nr2 (Windows XP) > > > > > > iD8DBQE/r6TJODlJeoMTOQsRAxlJAJ4+G5Y+8rSvA4oEFQcIgBF9qCz6IwCfQdsN > > > 2H/yLRF1LZwSAoJn5zSQqw0= > > > =DHuH > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka > Email: janina at rednote.net > Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Director, Technology Research and Development > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > http://www.afb.org > > Chair, Accessibility Work Group > Free Standards Group > http://accessibility.freestandards.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?
