[mythtv-users] Interrupt the boot process?

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Blake wrote:

> Hello, Mythers!
>
>     I've been unfortunately tied up and so not able to play with my 
> Myth  setup for the past six weeks or so, and in that time a new 
> KnoppMyth  release came out. So, I downloaded burned and went to try 
> it and got a  much smoother version of the same problems I was having 
> in September.<s>  Basically, when the machine boots, it goes through 
> the whole startup  process then when it goes into graphics mode, goes 
> blank.
>
>     I've seen some info about editing certain config files, which I 
> would do  happily, except that I can't figure out how to stop it 
> before the GUI  launches. Magic keypress anyone?
>
>     ===Blake===


Even if the GUI launches, try <ctrl>-<alt>-<F1>    (or any other 
Function key between 1 and 6)  and you should end up at a text console 
login screen.  <ctrl>-<alt>-<F7>  gets you back to the graphics screen.

Once there, you can log in and edit files.  I often jump to a console 
screen to do stuff, even when Myth front end is up and running. It's 
easier than quitting the front end to get back to the gui desktop.