b10010011
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Bellingham, WA
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|  How do I not start X for login screen?
I am pretty much a Linux newbie after not having messed with it for several years. I am trying to set up a Myth TV box. Reading one of the how to's I have installed Fedora Core 4.
I am trying to install video card drivers for my nVidia Geforce 6800GT but it will not install them when the X server is running.
The X server seems to always be running. Even from the login screen (that is graphical not a console) I can get a console window (fails safe console) but the Xserver is still running.
What do I change to get the old text only console login? |
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ftzsee
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clubs: | edit /etc/inittab and change the default runlevel to one that won't start X. Probably 3. |
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donoreo
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North York, ON | reply to b10010011
You just want to stop X for a while, as root at a command line run init 3, when done run init 5 .
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b10010011
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Bellingham, WA |  reply to ftzsee
Thanks, guys   |
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