When Linux is booting...just when the LILO prompt is there you have about 5
secs. to type "linux 3" <--with out quotes, and it will boot to Console mode,
bypassing XWindow.
HTH
Jaguar
"Xavier Michalet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am the person who originally posted this question. I missed the original
answers
> because of problems with my Mac beta version of AOL :-( so I repost it:
> The problem I have is that I want to install Mandrake 7 on a laptop (LCD
display).
> I test the settings for X windows during the installation, but when I reboot
and X
> starts, the display kind of "melts" (yes, this is frightening to look at).
The
> reason: because I have a line to edit in some file (vga = 794) to have it
work.
> But I can't do that without a screen, right ? That's why I'd like to boot in
the
> console mode.
> HOWEVER, I have never been able to obtain the dialog "do want to start with
X ?"
> (or something similar) to answer NO during the install. As soon, as I accept
the
> settings for X, the installation jumps to another item (I think I have a
fraction
> of a second to see the question, but I don't even see the dialog window).
>
> So, of course I can't try the suggestion below, and after 3 reinstallation
and 3
> screen melting, I don't dare retrying anything.
> Any suggestions ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Xavier.
>
> Lane Lester wrote:
>
> > Michael Scottaline said:
> > > Absolutely NO need to reinstall!!
> > > Even to permanently switch to a non X boot (which I do not believe the
> > > original poster was looking to achieve), a reinstallation is not
necessary.
> > A
> > > simple edit of /etc/inittab will change the runlevel
> > > id:5:initdefault
> > > Just change the 5 to a 3
> >
> > I hope the person who posted the original inquiry will try this and
report
> > back. My impression is that the people who advise the above (not just
you,
> > Michael) did not actually install their own Mandrake to run X
automatically. I
> > did so, and when I wanted to discontinue the autostart, making the above
change
> > did not have any effect. I am engaged in a long thread on the Mandrake
Expert
> > list about this, and there is still no understanding about the cause of
the
> > phenomenon. I got X to quit autostarting by commenting out the last line
of
> > inittab, but that only breaks the runlevel system.
> >
> > I hope no one will be offended, but this problem for me has gone on for a
very
> > long time, and I'm tired of it. So I will only continue participating in
the
> > investigation on the Expert list (not that I'm an expert, by any
standard).
> > --
> > Lane
> > ____
> > Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA
> > Using Linux to get where I want to go...
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