Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> writes: > Running updated forcal-fossa > > I want to boot to console/text mode and later call startx if I want X. > > Found the directions for doing that except its for 14.?? from the > handbook and made the modifications suggested there, in > /etc/default/grub. Then ran `update-grub' >
[...] > When I rebooted, I do get to see the boot messages but the boot ends > up at the greeter login screen in X so when I log in I'm in X when I > should be in console(text) Mode. > > I want to end up in console mode with a text login and no X. > > What else do I need to do for that to happen? In case anyone else has this problem. I've now found thru experimentation how to do this in a clean way: In the /etc/default/grub file ------- ------- ---=--- ------- ------- [...] Comment out the next two lines # GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash resume=UUID=58ccce28-21fa-465a-9ec9-9a38d74549e3" ## GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= add `text' between quotes here: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="text" [...] Some online sources say to uncomment the GRUB_TERMINAL line but I've found that is not necessary so leave that commented. # Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only) # GRUB_TERMINAL=console [...] And of course run the all important `update-grub' But the true all important thing to do is something unrelated to /etc/default/grub use systemctl to set up boot to multi-user mode which is another way of saying `text mode'. as root systemctl set-default multi-user.target Which creates this symlink: /etc/systemd/system/default.target → /lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target In fact just the above command alone without editing grub will cause bootup to revert to text mode right at point where login comes up. However the boot messages etc will still be blanked out by the splash screen do the /etc/default/grub edits and systemctl set-default multi-user.target Will let you see boot messages and end up in a text terminal... when ready you can call `startx' to enter into graphica mode ------- ------- ---=--- ------- ------- To revert to graphical boot up: Remove edits from /etc/default/grub .. call update-grub run: systemctl set-default graphical.target which creates symlink: systemctl set-default graphica.target -> /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target You should now be returned to graphical boot -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
