Harry Putnam wrote: > Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> You may want to check /etc/rc.conf and make sure it is not starting >> there. I'm assuming you want to boot to the default level but just not >> wanting the GUI to start. You may want search for softlevel and add >> that to your boot loader. >> > > Thanks... yes /etc/rc.conf was the culprit What I see about softlevel, > using google ,it appears to be more involved than what I need. It > must be a tool in a larger package since eix doesn't know about it on > up to date portage, but I see mention of it with google. > >
You may not need this but a little more info may be helpful someday. http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-4133027.html#4133027 softlevel isn't a software package but a command that can be passed from the bootloader to the kernel. You should get a better picture when you read that thread. I hope anyway. Glad you got it working like you wanted tho. Dale :-) :-)