Exiting X server
I'm trying to install a graphics driver in Mandrake 10.1, and i need to exit the X server. The question of course is how do i do that?
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Try Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
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That just logs me out from my computer.
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The Ctrl-Alt-Bksp use to exit X windows but dosen't in Mandrake anymore. Try going to the control center and change the current display driver to a standard SVGA, you should be able to update your video then. You can also set the boot section (in control center) to not start the graphics on bootup too.
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I use KDE, so that's how I get to the console (logout then select login from console). |
Well, i tried to log in from failsafe, but it still said i needed to exit X server
I'll try the control center thing next. |
Since you seem to be in runlevel 5 (boot to X) you can do two things to temporarily enter console mode.
Either press <Ctrl><Alt><F2> , login as root and run 'service dm stop'. Do your thing and run 'service dm start'. Or from a terminal in X (as root) run 'init 3' and you'll change runlevel to "console". Afterwards you can either run 'startx' as your normal user or 'init 5' as root. - Peder |
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