From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cantata.rednote.net ([66.92.170.86]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AJFB6-0000v6-00 for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:46:12 -0500 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) with ESMTP id hAAGkAiM004986 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:46:10 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) id hAAGk9Do004984; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:46:09 -0500 Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:46:09 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: Erik Heil , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031110164608.GG396@rednote.net> References: <19123001468.20031110154624@bredband.net> <005601c3a7a8$fdd20650$0201a8c0@eheil> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <005601c3a7a8$fdd20650$0201a8c0@eheil> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Cc: Subject: Re: Heeeelp, my Fedora won't let me start in text mode X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:46:13 -0000 Yes, this advice is correct, but executing it isn't quite straight forward, regretably. The problem is something called First Boot which doesn't follow the standard GUI convention on Linux which lets you go to a text console by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 (or Ctrl-Alt-F2, etc.). So, you need to boot first into single user mode from whence you can: chkconfig --level 0123456 firstboot off At that point, you may start in a graphical logon screen, but you'll be able to Ctrl-Alt-F1 to go to a text console logon screen. To go to single user mode: 1.) If using grub do 'a s' during the grub screen. PS: You've probably not made grub accessible, so this may be a bit hit and miss. 2.) If using lilo do: [default.kernel.name] s Erik Heil writes: > From: "Erik Heil" > > What you need to do is change the default runlevel the system boots into, > and all should be fine. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Krister Ekstrom" > To: "speakup" > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 9:46 AM > Subject: Heeeelp, my Fedora won't let me start in text mode > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > > > Hi speakup, > > > > I have just installed Fedora core 1.0 using the speakup enabled > > boot-orig.iso disc. The installation went well, i can even boot from > > the hard drive now, but unfortunately it seems it boots into a > > graphical mode and i can't get a text console to start my Speakup, > > if such a beast exists on my hard drive at the moment. > > I'm at a loss as to what to do and so i ask the fedora users out > > there for any assistance. > > TIA > > > > - -- > > /Krister > > mailto:crisekstrom@bredband.net > > Get pgp keys here: mailto:crisekstrom@bredband.net?subject=get_pgp_keys > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-nr2 (Windows XP) > > > > iD8DBQE/r6TJODlJeoMTOQsRAxlJAJ4+G5Y+8rSvA4oEFQcIgBF9qCz6IwCfQdsN > > 2H/yLRF1LZwSAoJn5zSQqw0= > > =DHuH > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina@rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org