entering RedHat 7.2 in text mode
 

Is there a way to enter my RedHat 7.2 system in text mode? I have to change monitor settings because the new one can't handle the refresh rates of my old setting. I don't have my rescue disk nor my RedHat 7.2 cds with me.

Thanks for all your help.

I assume that your system starts you in an X session (KDE, GNOME etc..) and you want to exit this session? If this is correct all you have to do is type [CTRL]+[ALT]+backspace to exit your x session, then (AS ROOT) edit the /etc/inittab and change the line that reads:

id:5:initdefault:

to read

id:3:initdefault:

This will make it so you start in text mode upon restart.

You can run the "setup'" command (as root) to reconfigure X.

well, if you're on runlevel 5, then ctrlaltbackspace will will X, but respawn xdm, so tha's no use. just edit the text file in a terminal window, or wherever else you feel like.

I try to exit X via ctrl-alt-backspace in order to edit /etc/inittab, but X just restarts. Is there still any way to edit the /etc/inittab file?

Thanks. :)

Try ctrl-alt-f1...f6 and see if you can get a console window. If you do, log in as root and run the command ' init 3 '. That will take you out of runlevel 5 and you can redo your X settings. When you want to try out your new settings, just run ' init 5 '. I hope this helps.