Booting to Text Mode Login

[Rick Stevens]

Richard E Miles wrote:
>>I just downloaded the nvidia drivers for my desktop. In the readme it
>>says to exit X and boot to the text mode login. My machine boots to the
>>gui login. How do I make the change? I even don't mind if it stays that
>>way.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
> 
> do a ctrl-alt-F1
> to get to terminal
> To change your login to go to text mode edit /etc/inittab
> change line
> id:5:initdefault:
> to
> id:3:initdefault:
> reboot

If it's just a one-time thing and you don't want to reboot:

1.	Hold down CTRL and ALT together and hit F1
2.	Log in at the text console
3.	Use "telinit 3" to drop down to text mode
4.	Do whatever you need to do
5.	Use "telinit 5" to go back to the X login

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