[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Type 'linux single' at the LILO prompt (press Shift to get the > prompt). You'll boot into single user mode.
This is what I needed. > To remove the X/Gnome display manager from your startup scripts, try > '/etc/init.d/xdm' remove (or '/etc/init.d/gdm remove' if you're using > Gnome). Now type 'telinit 2' to bring the system to > runlevel 2. You should be presented with a virtual console, and > Alt-F[1-6] should switch consoles. I selected xdm on install but loaded the gnome packages on install. I want to run Gnome so how do I get gdm and remove xdm? apt-get install gdm? > > When you've sorted out your X problems, check 'man update-rc.d' to > boot your computer into X directly. Thanks so much for the help.