Nio Wiklund <wiklund.o...@gmail.com> writes: [...]
Harry wrote: >> What else do I need to do for that to happen? Nio Writes: > Hi Harry, > > I think what else you need is to tweak systemd as described in the > following link, > > https://askubuntu.com/questions/854013/how-to-boot-to-text-only-mode-problem-with-laptop-with-nvidia-gpu/854026#854026 > > > If your desktop uses systemd, and I am rather sure it does (Ubuntu > 15.04 or later), there is one additional step needed. That is to > change the default target from "graphical" target to "multi-user" > target. Skip this step if your desktop does not use systemd. > > sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target > > At this point, your desktop should boot into the command line when you > reboot it. > Thanks Nio After experimenting a bit and reading some more . . . . I posted a followup on to my original question on Dec 15th, mentioning most of what you discus. ... I must have posted soon after your Dec 14 post which I only saw today Maybe you missed it: > From: Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> > Subject: Re: About booting Focal-Fossa to text mode > Newsgroups: gmane.linux.ubuntu.lubuntu.user > To: lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 17:16:59 -0500 (1 day, 22 hours, 28 minutes ago) > Message-ID: <87a77ti690....@local.lan> > [...] Harry continues: > 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 Thanks the further discussion -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users