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Name: mathfeel Date: October 11, 2002 at 03:51:17 Pacific OS: RH8 CPU/Ram: p41.6/256
Comment:
how to I end X and back to a console mode? ctrl-alt-backspace RESTARTS X, not shutdown...
Name: Richard Date: October 11, 2002 at 04:15:35 Pacific
Reply:
As root, "telinit 3"
I presume that you aren't starting with startx: that you have a PC set to boot up with the graphical login screen. If that's the case, telinit3 will take you to the console. To make it permanent, you need to edit /etc/inittab, and change the initdefault setting from 5 to 3.
If you ARE using startx, then just logging out of your window manager should be all you need to do.
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Name: mathfeel Date: October 11, 2002 at 14:21:40 Pacific
Reply:
yes you are right...I just sometimes need to go to console (say updating the kde lib) thank you
Summary: Hello, I'm using RedHat Linux 7.1 (2.4.2-2 Kernel) and by default I boot into X. I'm now using it as a server and I need to know a command to shutdown X (I know it can be started with "startx"). BTW ...
Summary: Here's the log: (sorry for the length) XFree86 Version 4.1.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.1.0-3) / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) Release Date: 2 June 2001 If the...
Summary: Hi everyone, I've been running linux for several years and just made the jump from redhat 7.2 to 9. I installed 9 as an upgrade and everything came off smooth, except when I login and try to start X....
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