Ah. I see why dist-upgrade was slightly problematic for me:
I've updated the distro feeds, please run "dist-upgrade" from the console.
dist-upgrade works great, but I had a couple of problems.
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I should have been more clear. By "console" I meant the VT (ie: exit Opie / GPE)
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How, exactly, do I exit Opie or GPE to a virtual terminal?
First, I tried getting in from altboot. Option 7, to run /bin/sh sounded useful, but didn't help.
From GPE,- Logging out just returns me to the graphical logon screen
- Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Backspace kills the X server, sure enough, but then it is automatically restarted moments later
- I can reboot easily enough with 'shutdown -r now', but that doesn't do it
- I found this year-old thread: [a href=\"https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=16075&view=findpost&p=103400]What is the OZ boot process?[/url]. Is that explanation the easiest way to exit GPE?
From Opie,Settings | Shutdown lets me:
- Shutdown
- Restart Opie
- Reboot
- Terminate Opie
All do as they say, and the first three weren't helpful. Choosing 'Terminate Opie' took me back to a console screen, but I couldn't provide any input or log on.
From the 'Start' Menu, there is a 'Terminal' option, which lets you select from 9 terminals. (Huh. What do you know. Ctrl-Alt-[number] does work to switch, too. I never could figure out how to get back before.) I can switch terminals all right, but I still can't provide input or log in.
Thanks for humouring me,
Armagon
PS. Wait a second. Altboot option #2 is "Don't launch GUI". That gets me into a terminal for my flashed ROM -- is there any way to do it for an altbooted ROM?