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. > This sort of depends on why you are doing this and if it is a often > used thing or just once in a blue moon. It's been my practice for many years to boot into text mode since more often than not, what I need to do can be done comfortably there. So I've always choosen to use startx as needed. That will now be possible since I can now control what happens with ~/.xinitrc. Another old practice I've clung to.
