Debian Sarge 3.1

NtlgnceAtWork · 09-16-2006, 02:44 AM

I changed my video settings, now when I boot instead of seeing the login screen, the screen goes blank. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 is teh command I entered. now how do I stop the boot and enter the command to change it back?

baikonur · 09-16-2006, 04:51 AM

I guess you'll have to boot from a live CD and chroot to your sarge install, then run dpkg-reconfigure again.

NtlgnceAtWork · 09-16-2006, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baikonur

I guess you'll have to boot from a live CD and chroot to your sarge install, then run dpkg-reconfigure again.

I would like to say that it does boot to the mbr screen where I can select windows, or linux, i select linux and it goes through the boot, but when it comes to the login part, where I would enter my user name, thats when the screen goes black.

How do I chroot?

baikonur · 09-16-2006, 11:18 AM

mount /dev/hdxy /mnt/some_folder
chroot /mnt/some_folder

hdxy being your root partition.
Must be root to do all this.

NtlgnceAtWork · 09-16-2006, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baikonur

mount /dev/hdxy /mnt/some_folder
chroot /mnt/some_folder

hdxy being your root partition.
Must be root to do all this.

I guess I should have mentioned that I am a noobe.. (only a week old. I see a debian splash screen that says

F1 for help or enter to boot:

I can also press C at the grub screen.

My hd = hdb i think?

I need to get to a command so I can enter this to make it run,

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

baikonur · 09-16-2006, 11:53 AM

ahem.. wait.
try this:
Boot until you get your blank screen.
Press ctrl-Alt-F1
log in.
Run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86.

NtlgnceAtWork · 09-16-2006, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baikonur

ahem.. wait.
try this:
Boot until you get your blank screen.
Press ctrl-Alt-F1
log in.
Run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86.

Thanks a bunch, it worked!

NtlgnceAtWork · 09-17-2006, 01:17 PM

Thanks, I got it, I just put the CD in and hit Ctrl + Alt and F1, I entered the command dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 I was able to undo what I had done.

baikonur · 09-18-2006, 01:36 AM

No problem.
Just a nice-to-know: With Ctrl-Alt-F[1-7] you can cycle through your virtual consoles.