[thelist] Linux Help Please

[Andrew Maynes]

It was alt/F1 and it has brought up the menu which brilliant.  I dont think it
was locked I just didnt realise that the environment was this way and the mouse
hasn't responded to the confiuration!

I am logged in as root and just going through installation.  The box is sitting
on its own at the moment and not connected to the internet.  So its early days
and still exploring.  Any suggestion to get connected would be appreciated.

Thank you for your help on this it was brilliant

Andrew




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[mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Anthony Baratta
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 09:32
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Subject: Re: [thelist] Linux Help Please


At 01:18 PM 7/31/2002, Andrew Maynes wrote:

>The load box is making some type of movement but I think something has
>frozen as
>the mouse wont move and the black cross in the middle does nothing.  The
>keyboard has not reponded to anything either.

You might be able to start another terminal session by hitting ctrl-f1
(shift-f1/alt-f1 can't remember which) and login to check the status of the
server. Or telnet into the server via another machine and check.

Once in, and it's only the terminal session that is locked, you can boot
that user or kill XTerm for that user - thereby freeing the lock.

Good Luck.
--
Anthony Baratta
President
Keyboard Jockeys

"Conformity is the refuge of the unimaginative."

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