The easiest way I've found to stop X from starting automatically is by
using linuxconf.
1. Press Ctrl-Alt-F3 to switch to a different virtual console.
2. log in as root.
3. Type linuxconf and press enter.
4. Use the arrow keys to move down to "boot mode". Under this, there is a
submenu "mode", and then another submenu under that, "default mode."
(To open a menu, press enter. A - symbol indicates that it is open, and a
+ indicates that it is collapsed.) Change the default boot mode to text
mode.
5. Select Accept and quit linuxconf, making sure to activate the changes.
6. Press Ctrl-Alt-F7 to get back to your X-windows login.
7. The next time you reboot, you will have a text prompt rather than the
X-Windows login.
Alternately, you could run linuxconf from within X-windows, but I don't
recommend it, as it seems extremely unstable. It nearly always crashes for
me, which is why I now only use it in text mode.
Jeff Nelson
>>I changed a Monitor. When boot up, linux always starts X, I have not
>>chance to config monitor. My distribution is Mandrake 6.1. Almost the
>>same as RH.
>>By the way, what is the best way to config Monitor? Any specical tools
>>in RH?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
