Solved: Unable to login: XFree fails

[Mark Jaffe]

On 8/17/02 9:26, "Mark Jaffe" <wizards44@earthlink.net> wrote:

> On 8/16/02 16:54, "Mark Jaffe" <wizards44@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> I had recently re-installed YDL 2.3 on my Pismo (was running 2.2 nicely) and
>> tried it a couple of times (I run OS X 10.1.5 mostly).
>> 
>> Yesterday I decided to boot YDL and during startup I saw an error from gpm
>> then later I am unable to login (I have it set to graphical login.)
>> Obviously, if gpm fails at startup there is no mouse device so X fails to
>> load. Now it is stuck in a loop trying to get to a login screen. I don't
>> remember how to boot into single-user screen to disable graphical login.
>> 

Well, it turns out that when I booted up YDL while my USB mouse was
installed, X remembered the configuration (or SOMETHNING ELSE remembered!)
Now when I boot without my USB mouse connected, gpm() fails at boot time and
X will not start.

THIS MUST BE FIXED!!!

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