X Server?

jsul255227 · 08-08-2003, 11:38 PM

i am atempting to install the Nvidia driver and i get it going but then is says i must exit X Server to continue the installation. How do i exit X server?

arunshivanandan · 08-08-2003, 11:44 PM

'init 3' as root!

jsul255227 · 08-08-2003, 11:48 PM

yea it tried the init 3 thingy and it said init command not found. please help me i have only had RH 9 for about 2 weeks. if you could please post everything i need to do exit X server.

arunshivanandan · 08-08-2003, 11:53 PM

Login as root, then:
telinit 3
After you are finished installing the NVIDIA thing, as root type:
telinit 5
To get back to gui.

jsul255227 · 08-08-2003, 11:59 PM

yea same result with that. um how do i just start up with the command line and not GNOME

arunshivanandan · 08-09-2003, 12:01 AM

edit your /etc/inittab file.
there will be a line like
id:5:initdefault
change 5 into 3.

jsul255227 · 08-09-2003, 12:52 AM

this is starting to make me mad. i opened the file in gedit but it will not let me edit the file. it says it is a read only file and i cant change it to where i can edit it?

arunshivanandan · 08-09-2003, 12:55 AM

you must login as root for that!!
and better getout and login again as root,without using 'su'.I suspect that was the reason 'init' etc didnt work for you.

DrOzz · 08-09-2003, 01:02 AM

go to the LQ.org newbie fourm and look at the instructions in the sticky thread there...or just read the readme file from nvidias site....the steps are pretty basic in both tutorials