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I have a problem in that I tried to install the drivers for my touchpad and I editted the XF86Config-4 file in such a way that when I start up Linux it tries to load the GUI, but all that comes up is a black screen for about 1 minute and then it just reboots. I can see the Command Line asking me to login a couple of seconds before the GUI loads, but not long enough to do anything.
I know what to do to fix this problem if I can just get access to that XF86Config-4 file to change it back to what it was previously. I want to use the Command Line as my sort of 'Safe Mode' to do that from. I'm figuring there must be some button I could hold down to boot up to the Command Line and not load anything else.
Is there such a shortcut key, or some other way to get into a function like that?
boot into single user mode (by adding a " 1" [_space_ 1] to the end of the kernel parameter... you can do this by hitting 'E' when you see the grub boot splash....
this will give you root command line access to edit the config file.
While i was installing Sarge, Grub suffered a fatal error. So I just left it along and install Lilo (which I quite like) Will this trick work with Lilo as well?
Unfortunately I'm on a laptop with no Floppy Drive so I have no floppies. : ( I tried a couple of USB drives with my laptop but they just didn't seem to work for some reason.
Pretty close. When you are in LILO, type the word single after the kernel name entry at the prompt at the bottom of the screen. That should put you into single mode and you can edit files to your heart's content.
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