How to return text mode

vinhhv · 08-23-2002, 02:11 AM

Dear all,
How to boot Linux in text mode default ?
Now my Linux is booting in X11 mode
Thank you very much

MasterC · 08-23-2002, 03:00 AM

Edit your /etc/inittab file, and change the 5 to a 3 in the default line.

The line would look something like: 'id5:initdefault:' Change that to 3.

concoran · 08-24-2002, 10:33 PM

Alternately,
You can press Ctrl+Shift+F1 to go to a char mode.
To come back to GUI, press
Ctrl+Shift+F7.

RKris · 08-25-2002, 03:25 AM

Hi,
Do "chkconfig --list"
then for xwindows
do "chkconfig --level 2345 xwindows off"

regards
Krishna