Hey all,

Despite my best efforts to have them use debian or ubuntu server, a client wanted ubuntu 11 on the new server they built.

It runs all the services I need it to, but would be nicer to have that server boot to command line.
It seems nothing is going to work. I have tried:

1. changing /etc/default/grub to "quiet splash text"
result: blank screen

2. sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove
result: no change

3. echo manual | sudo tee -a /etc/init/gdm.override
result: blank screen

Has anyone gotten Ubuntu 11.04 to boot to command line out there? If so, please share how. This is beyond frustrating.

Thanks in advance.

-mtlhd

Did you try replacing "quiet splash" with "text"? Some other suggestions at the Ubuntu forums link below.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1564671

Thanks for your reply, I will give this a try and report back.

-mtlhd

thank you! That did the trick!