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  1. 11-02-2005 #1
    phurtiv3Ph0x
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    debian Kernal Sources and not booting into x

    where can i find the kernal sources for debian and where can i chnage the setting to boot into text mode or what ever its called?
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    Kernel source

    where can i find the kernal sources for debian
    For official kernel-sources (if you have a 2.6 kernel)
    Code:
    apt-get install kernel-image-2.6-686 kernel-source-2.6.8
    Otherwise, if you are unsure which kernel version you have:
    Code:
    cat /proc/version
    And then install the right packages accordingly...

    where can i chnage the setting to boot into text mode
    To boot in text mode, just choose "recovery mode" when booting your computer (at the grub menu).

    Should be something like, at the grub menu:
    Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-686 (recovery mode)

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    how do i seti it to automaticly boot into recovery mode?
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    and why wont nvidias drivers detect the kernal source?
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    Grub loader

    Well...

    you should take a look at /boot/grub/menu.lst

    Everything is in there...

    Should look like that (at the end of /boot/grub/menu.lst):

    Code:
    title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.13.4
root            (hd0,1)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.13.4 root=/dev/sda2 ro
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.13.4
savedefault
boot

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.13.4 (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,1)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.13.4 root=/dev/sda2 ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.13.4
savedefault
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title           Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title           Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root            (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader     +1
    So, that means
    "Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.13.4" is entry 0
    and
    "Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.13.4 (recovery mode)" is entry 1

    Notice that at the beginning of the menu.lst, there is a line like this:
    Code:
    default         0
    Just change it to
    Code:
    default         1
    ... so it will load recovery mode by default.

    That's it, one number to change!

    I found that here:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html

    Have fun!

    P.S. Can't really help you with NVIDIA drivers... dont't know much about that. Sorry, ask techimoe
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    Alternatively, you can ininstall the graphical logon screen, which would be xdm, kdm, or gdm.
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