[linux-help] Re: keyboard-mouse problem

[Bruce Bales <bbales@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If linux 3 doesn't work, try linux 1.  This has worked for me.
Mode 3 is multiple users text mode; mode 1 is single user.
bruce

lowell wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Marc Bachman
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 10:55 AM
> To: Linux Help
> Subject: [linux-help] keyboard-mouse problem
>
> I need to stop the boot procedure somehow before it gets to the
> graphical login so I can try to edit my XF86 file to try and make my
> keyboard and/or mouse work. How can I get to a shell prompt from the
> first boot prompt? I have two big thick books on Linux and this is in
> neither one. Is there a boot option that will boot me into text mode and
> not the graphical login?
>
>                 I'm not sure, but perhaps if you type "linux 3" (no quotes)
>                 at the lilo boot prompt, that might do it...
>
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