Booting to Text Mode Login

[Andy Green]

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On Monday 16 August 2004 19:47, Thom Paine wrote:
> I just downloaded the nvidia drivers for my desktop. In the readme it
> says to exit X and boot to the text mode login. My machine boots to the
> gui login. How do I make the change? I even don't mind if it stays that
> way.

You should be able to get to a text mode console with Crtl-Alt-F1, for 
example.  Ctrl-Alt-F7 will normally get you back into X.

Do Ctrl-Alt-F1, login and do telinit 3 as root.  This will move you to 
runlevel 3, where X is not running, and X will be stopped.  Then you can do 
the nVidia deed.

If you want it to stay that way for future boots, edit /etc/inittab and change 
the line 

id:5:initdefault:

to 

id:3:initdefault:

If you then want to start X from text mode, it will be a job for telinit 5

- -Andy

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