If you don't have any other use for the 'single' runlevel, you can use the softlevel grub option (softlevel=single) to boot without X. It works great for me.
Jonathan R. Haws [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Galevsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 9:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Booting up without X There is a "softlevel" option to add in your grub entry to switch to a different RC. have a look at http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_create_a_run_level Gal' On Dec 18, 2007 5:16 PM, Yahya Mohammad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to add a grub menu entry that will load the system without > starting gdm, just like the livecd does when the 'nox' kernel parameter is > passed. I poked around the CD a bit to figure out how that's done but > failed. Does the kernel have to be modified to do this? Thanks for any > pointers. > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
