[SOLVED] How to add terminal mode booting to boot entry without modification of /etc/inittab

Hello.

I'm a newbie on Linux and Slackware.
My default runlevel is 4, grahpical login.
I would like to know how to add terminal login to boot entry like edit /etc/lilo.conf so that I can choose options before booting.
I'm not sure if I can make it as I modify /etc/inittab

*. Slackware version: 14.2 64bit.

hi shai-hulud, welcome to LQ!

you use a default runlevel of 4 and let's say your lilo.conf entry is something like

image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/vda1
  initrd = /boot/initrd.gz
  label = Linux
  read-only

you can append the runlevel to the lilo command line either manually (at the lilo prompt boot with "Linux 3") or creating another option like

image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/vda1
  append=" 3"
  initrd = /boot/initrd.gz
  label = Linux_console
  read-only

you can append the runlevel to the lilo command line either manually (at the lilo prompt boot with "Linux 3") or creating another option like

Perhaps this could be the default in future Slackware releases.

Originally Posted by upnort Perhaps this could be the default in future Slackware releases.

I thought it already was.

Originally Posted by hazel I thought it already was.

Of course, it is. I have been using an append of "4" for many years to boot into X & no append to boot to command line. Works great & doesn't involve modifying /etc/inittab.

Originally Posted by ponce hi shai-hulud, welcome to LQ! you use a default runlevel of 4 and let's say your lilo.conf entry is something like image = /boot/vmlinuz root = /dev/vda1 initrd = /boot/initrd.gz label = Linux read-only you can append the runlevel to the lilo command line either manually (at the lilo prompt boot with "Linux 3") or creating another option like image = /boot/vmlinuz root = /dev/vda1 append=" 3" initrd = /boot/initrd.gz label = Linux_console read-only

It is exactly what I'm looking for. Many Thanks!