Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:04:55 +0100 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.4 install problem. Newbee needs help. Message-ID: <200508101304.55414.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <42F95459.5080208@intergate.com> References: <42F95459.5080208@intergate.com>
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On Wednesday 10 August 2005 02:11, William Manley wrote: > I am a new FreeBSD user and I have an installation that has gone bad. My > problems started when I enabled XDM for a graphical logon into Gnome. > When I logged in as root the system just looped back to the logon > screen. I then assumed I had configured my .xinitrc file wrong so I > booted the install cdrom into Fixit mode and tried to mount the root > filesystem on the hardisk which the operating system would not let me > do. The following are the commands I typed with the output. If you have a problem with a graphical login-manager, all you need do is hit control +alt+ Fn (Fn being any function key up to 8), and login. There is no need for single-user mode or the fixit disk.
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