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09-08-2003, 03:40 PM
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Registered: Oct 2002
Distribution: RedHat 8 or 9 (shrike)- Fedora Core 1,2
Posts: 215
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How to shutdown XFree86
im running on X mode , how can i switch to text mode?
Im running RedHat 9 
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09-08-2003, 04:08 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Mosquitoville
Distribution: RH 6.2, Gen2, Knoppix,arch, bodhi, studio, suse, mint
Posts: 3,304
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control-alt-f2
switches to a terminal
control-alt-backspace
exits X
telinit 3
should switch you to text mode for that boot
changing your default runlevel to 3 will make it
boot to a prompt instead of into X
removing kdm, xdm or gdm from your current
runlevel will make it boot to a prompt.
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09-08-2003, 04:10 PM
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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: London
Posts: 548
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what window manager are you using?
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09-08-2003, 04:47 PM
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Member
Registered: Oct 2002
Distribution: RedHat 8 or 9 (shrike)- Fedora Core 1,2
Posts: 215
Original Poster
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Sorry , got it !
thanks guys for the input  |
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