Upon reboot at lilo you can also type "linux 3" (thanks John :) to boot into
the console.
On 04/01/00, R_Yeo said:
>On Tue, 04 Jan 2000, jerrud wrote:
>> OK, I know this is *very* newbie, but here goes.
>> I installed Linux on another computer of mine, and after installing X and
>> all that good stuff, i chose for X to start at boot.
>> Well the thing is, is that i need to use the *real* console to setup my DSL.
>> It seems netcfg just doesnt want to work in X, but i can get DSL linked up
>> in 2 seconds if i use it in the real console when you boot up. My question
>> is this: how do i bypass the starting of X at boot, and go right into the
>> console??
>
>Look in /etc/inittab for the following line and change the 5 to 3
>
>id:5:initdefault
>
>While inside X, you can try opening an xterm or xvt or xconsole and
>you're inside a pseudo console mode, also.
>
> --
>Ronald
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