Re: [expert] auto X start
I'm not sure, but when the LILO prompt comes up at boot enter linux 3 and that is for text mode. Regards Dan - Original Message - Hello, I have a question pertaining to the option that starts X automatically. I tried to configure a serial mouse and I thought all was well until I booted the next startup at which time the computer booted to the place where it starts X and hanged with the hdd making nioses and the screen flashing. Using the ctrl-alt-del I could shutdown, and I noticed it said fatal server error: could not start mouse: no such device. I finally remedied this with an upgrade to 7.0. Not the best way to handle the situation. I finally have the new 7.0 working ok, but my question is for futer referance. Is there a way to go back to the command shell that starts when there is no auto start of X? I guess I could make a bootdisk that has that option, but I don't know how to do that.
Re: [expert] auto X start
I believe typing LINUX 3 at the command prompt does this. I leave auto-X turned off for my home-pc, but I believe that's the ticket. I know LINUX 1 gets you a bash shell without even running your normal startup scripts or anything, but I think LINUX 3 is the fully-functional text-mode (gotta love that penguin!). Eric http://www.dlcwest.com/~jed/re_answer.shtml Ivan Trail wrote: Hello, Is there a way to go back to the command shell that starts when there is no auto start of X? I guess I could make a bootdisk that has that option, but I don't know how to do that. Any help would be appreciated.
Re: [expert] auto X start
Temporary: "linux 3" at boot Permanent: set default runlevel to 3 in /etc/inittab On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, you wrote: | Hello, | I have a question pertaining to the option that starts X automatically. I | tried to configure a serial mouse and I thought all was well until I booted the | next startup at which time the computer booted to the place where it starts X | and hanged with the hdd making nioses and the screen flashing. Using the | ctrl-alt-del I could shutdown, and I noticed it said fatal server error: could | not start mouse: no such device. I finally remedied this with an upgrade to | 7.0. Not the best way to handle the situation. I finally have the new 7.0 | working ok, but my question is for futer referance. Is there a way to go back | to the command shell that starts when there is no auto start of X? I guess I | could make a bootdisk that has that option, but I don't know how to do that. | | Any help would be appreciated. -- I am "Brian, the man from babble-on" (Brian T. Schellenberger). I can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . I support http://www.eff.org http://www.programming-freedom.org . I boycott amazon.com. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/amazon.html .
