Installation freezes switches to terminal mode  [Solved]

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FullScale4Me
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Re: Installation freezes switches to terminal mode

#11 Post by FullScale4Me »

With a system this new, you should be using the AHS edition of MX Linux.

You can try to log in when you get that prompt during a crashed installation with ID = root and PW = root. Then type startx and press enter. Many times this gets you past initial video hickups.
Jefferson wrote:I have read the guide but can follow very little of it.
Can you expand on this a bit? I made section 2 as an outline to present less of a 'wall of text' to the end-users.
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Re: Installation freezes switches to terminal mode

#12 Post by Jefferson »

Okay, I've had to study up and figure out how to get this done. And I did I wanted to thank you all for pointing me in the right direction. Even though it seemed cryptic at first it was easy. I will be speaking to you later. Take care of all. Thank you again.

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