http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/s1-grub-runlevels.html You want run level 3 (non-gui) Login as root Finish your update or roll back whatever got messed up then try just starting x with startx Either that or you could "init 5" and try to launch that run level again. -Chris On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 14:29, taehyun nam wrote: > Hellow all, > I have a fedora-version blue screen. Yes, the blue > screen as of Windows. > Two days ago, I updated some utilities using Synaptic > and tries to shut down the computer. However, it did > not shutdown and got stuck with a blue screen with the > rolling sand watch that used to give a way to > text-mode. So, I just push the button to turn it off. > > When I turn on the computer the next time, booting > went well, doing starting utilities and so on until it > stop right before the log-in screen. And it again was > the blue screen with the watch where it stoped. > > It doesn't boot from CD-ROM; Booting disk didn't help > either. > > Is there any one who can help me with this? > I'm really frustrated and my wife is mad and demands > Windows back. > > ssh was blocked so that my friend couldn't help me. > I'd like to know at least how to let ssh go through. > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html >