Hi. When the system gets to a Gnome login, pres control alt f1. That's
hold down the control and alt keys while you press the f1 function key.
This should switch you to a text console. The console should be at a
login prompt.
Hope this helps.
Kenny
On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 02:23:17PM -0500, Taylor, Carlos Ervin wrote:
> Thanks for your response Kirk. We are running debian here on a test
> machine. I figured out what my problem was. The student who was
> assisting me had gnome loading when the computer boots so I wasn't at a
> command line prompt. Being that it is spring break, I'll just wait for
> him to get back because I don't know how to exit gnome. In the mean
> time, I will try to get linux set up and running on a machine I have at
> home.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca
> [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Kirk Reiser
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 1:15 PM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: Just subscribed
>
> Hi Carlos, welcome to the list. You will have to tell us what distro
> you are running and whether it is a speakup enabled distro/kernel you
> are using.
>
> If it is then most likely at the boot prompt you would type something
> like:
>
> linux speakup_dtlk
>
> Good luck.
>
> --
>
> Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility
> e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario
> phone: (519) 661-3061
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