On 6/26/05, Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/26/05, Charles Trois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --2-- Regarding the console, my problem is that I cannot get at it: > > pressing ctl-cmd-F1 (on this keyboard, cmd replaces alt) produces only a > > red screen that seems to remain for ever; however, I can get out of it > > by cmd-F7. > > ....Caan you get to a console with Cmd+F1, then? > > > Another fishy thing is that changing the default runlevel in > > /etc/inittab has no effect: I put it to 3 and the system booted at level > > 5 all the same. > > I haven't installed Gentoo on an iMac, but if it's like Gentoo on an x86, you don't modify the '/etc/inittab' file to boot into console mode. You should only need to remove the 'xdm' or 'gdm' startup script from your runlevel (usually 'default'). Try something like: # rc-update del xdm (or gdm) HTH, -Hani -- [email protected] mailing list
