Doc, I haven't been on here in a while, so I don't exactly know where
you stand now, but I would find out what login manager is running (xdm,
gdm?) and then apt-get remove it. Then apt-get install it again, and
since your apt list would be for woody, you should get any dependencies
needed. There must be something like PAM or some password
authentication library that you need. If you can't get on line yet,
remove it from the command line and we'll see if your network can get
connected.
(Actually, considering all the problems you are having, it might be
better to transfer anything you want to save to a different machine,
reinstall progeny, and then apt-get upgrade to unstable like that one
debian-planet article said - supposedly an easy operation)
scott
Doc - KD4E wrote:
> What do I do? Woody/Grub seems to have forgotten my root password
> but recognizes my user password.
>
> Grub brings up a new looking Debian-Progeny desktop manager
> window wherein one may select the format but now does not provide
> a Halt or Reboot option. Ctrl-Alt-F2 got me to a command line where
> I can do that.
>
> I can log in as root at the command line. How do I fix this, please?
>
> Also, Woody killed my PCMCIA!
>
> Sigh ...
>
> Thanks! Doc
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