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[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.  When the system gets to a Gnome login, pres control alt f1.  That's
hold down the control and alt keys while you press the f1 function key.

This should switch you to a text console.  The console should be at a
login prompt.

Hope this helps.
          Kenny

On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 02:23:17PM -0500, Taylor, Carlos Ervin wrote:
> Thanks for your response Kirk.  We are running debian here on a test
> machine.  I figured out what my problem was.  The student who was
> assisting me had gnome loading when the computer boots so I wasn't at a
> command line prompt.  Being that it is spring break, I'll just wait for
> him to get back because I don't know how to exit gnome.  In the mean
> time, I will try to get linux set up and running on a machine I have at
> home. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca
> [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Kirk Reiser
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 1:15 PM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: Just subscribed
> 
> Hi Carlos, welcome to the list.  You will have to tell us what distro
> you are running and whether it is a speakup enabled distro/kernel you
> are using.
> 
> If it is then most likely at the boot prompt you would type something
> like:
> 
> linux speakup_dtlk
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Kirk Reiser				The Computer Braille Facility
> e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca		University of Western Ontario
> phone: (519) 661-3061
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