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02-12-2005, 02:41 PM
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Registered: Feb 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
Posts: 100
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Need to get into shell not gui!
This must be such a basic basic question, but I cant find any reference anywhere on the net.
How do I stop GNOME from loading so I just get the shell?
I installed ATI graphics drivers and I must have done something wrong because now whenever GNOME starts up I just get a blank screen, but I dont know how to stop it from loading so I can reinstall the driver from the shell.
Also, if anyone knows any good tutorials with basic stuff like this covered I would be most grateful.
Thanks.
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02-12-2005, 02:48 PM
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: /lost+found
Distribution: Slackware 14.2
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Edit your /etc/inittab file...
# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
id:4:initdefault:
change the 4 to 3; or yours might be 5, whatever it is change it to 3.
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02-12-2005, 02:49 PM
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Registered: Feb 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
Posts: 100
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how do I get into shell to edit the file? Need to interupt loading the GUI, unless theres some other way?
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02-12-2005, 02:53 PM
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: /lost+found
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try alt+F7 and it should dump you to a command line.
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02-12-2005, 03:06 PM
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Registered: Feb 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04
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OK tried that, when exactly am I supposed to press it? I tried pressing repeatedly from the second I chose linux in GRUB and it froze when it got to "firstboot" and I could type stuff in, but with no response.
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02-12-2005, 03:09 PM
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: /lost+found
Distribution: Slackware 14.2
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Try it when it dumps you to the blank screen part.
*edit*
If that doesn't work you should be able to boot off of your cd and fix it that way.
Last edited by Linux~Powered; 02-12-2005 at 03:12 PM.
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02-12-2005, 03:21 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Helsinki
Distribution: Debian Sid
Posts: 1,107
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Just let it boot normally and hit Ctrl-Alt-F2 or 1,3,4. F7 should be GUI but on some distros it's F5
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02-12-2005, 04:25 PM
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: /lost+found
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My bad, it's the ctrl+alt+F6 key the F7 will take you to a GUI.
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