Broken gdm with on chromebook (SOLVED!)
Joel Roth
joelz at pobox.com
Wed Sep 3 15:27:42 UTC 2014
Joel Roth wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 03, 2014 at 12:50:41AM -1000, Joel Roth wrote:
> > Dear List,
> > The system services start as usual, but instead of a login
> > prompt, I now get a blank screen.
> >
> > Although I believe grub-pc was installed to /dev/sda
> > there is no grub startup screen.
> >
> > Is there any way for me to get a shell on boot?
> >
> > For Chromebooks, I recall it is very difficult to create a
> > bootable USB.
> >
> > Thanks for any hints!
>
> Okay, I found one!!!!
>
> Ctrl-Alt-F1 gives me a login prompt, saving my bacon.
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/83907/how-can-i-boot-into-recovery-mode-if-it-hangs-booting-single-user
Looks like Ctrl-Alt-F1 is just switching to a different
virtual console.
> Thanks :^)
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