on 4/15/01 8:45 PM, Michel D�nzer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > michael sean edwards wrote: >> >> Can anyone tell me how to tell Linux to boot without starting X Windows by >> default. I am using BootX on 9500 Poermac. I wasn't defautlting to X Windows >> at first but now it is and I have some problems to iron out with X. It >> basically cripples me at the moment. > > You do know how to switch to a console don't you? :) > > Remove xdm or whatever display manager you have installed to get rid of the X > login at boot. >
Well yeah, barely heh heh. It's a little bit the "chicken and egg" problem because by the time I get into Linux I am already screwed (Hanging) and so have a hard time editing any config files..Thats why I was hoping that there might be something that I could put into the BootX "kernel arg" before leaving the safety of Mac OS. I will work on this. Turning off the video driver seems to let me function in a very halting fashion. I have ordered the cds and am waiting for them to arrive. Is there anything on them that will make it a little easier to solve this problem or am I dreaming. Its not just an OS, its a way of life...:^)
