problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

[Paul Allen Newell]

TNWestTex wrote:
>
> Paul Allen Newell wrote:
>   
>> François Patte wrote:
>>     
>>> Paul Allen Newell <pnewell at cs.cmu.edu> a écrit :
>>>
>>>       
>>>> To all:
>>>>
>>>> Installed f12 without any problems.
>>>>
>>>> Discovered that crtl-alt-backspace was disabled in f12 and how I 
>>>> could edit my xorg.conf to restore that feature.
>>>>
>>>> Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install 
>>>> system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default 
>>>> that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché, "groovy"
>>>>
>>>> Reboot system and it immediately hangs after that cute little Fedora 
>>>> icon finishes to say that it booted. Just hangs and hangs. To use the 
>>>> cliché again, "not groovy".
>>>>
>>>> I figure I have no choice but to reinstall
>>>>         
>>> Why don't edit grub "boot line" to switch to level 3 and see what 
>>> happens using startx? Then examine the log files Xorg.0.log*
>>>
>>>       
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>>> This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
>>>       
>> François:
>>
>> Thanks for the reply. Given the "here it is" replies from Eric and 
>> Kevin, I'm going to take the easy route and use that rather than get 
>> myself into more trouble with Xorg.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>     
> If you use the advice from François you can make the other changes by using
> su - to get to root without having to reinstall.  In textmode you have
> control over your system that the graphical boot takes away from you. 
> Besides on all the systems I've tried so far it is much faster to login and
> type startx than is tis to wait for all the graphics.
>
> Robert McBroom
>
>   
Robert:

Though I certainly agree with the benefits you describe, I have to admit 
that I don't feel secure enough in my skills to venture into such. Just 
trying to run vanilla quite often gets me into trouble. That being said, 
fedora / red hat / linux is one heck of alot easier than Windows as far 
as I am concerned.

Once I have a stable f12 install, I'll read man page / web to learn more 
about startx as your advice indicates it is probably something I could 
find useful.

Thanks for the email,
Paul