The X server is the graphical engine. It's called a "server" because graphics in Linux works in a client-server manner, so you can run a graphical application (the "X client") on one machine, and display its window on another (which has an X server). In Linux, the X server is called XFree86.
To completely exit the X server (including the login scree), you must switch to init level 3: Log out from KDE if you're logged in. Press Alt-Ctrl-F1. You should get to a text mode screen Login as root Type "init 3" In order to make your PC boot up into text mode next time you reboot, edit the file "/etc/inittab", find the line that starts with "id:", and change the 5 to a 3. Alternatively, you can force Linux to boot into mode 3 for one session: When you're in the LILO menu, press Escape, then type "linux 3". When you're logged on in text mode, you can switch to graphics by typing "startx". That way, you can test your driver and make sure it's working ok. If the screen doesn't work you can press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to force the X server to quit, and you'll be back in text mode. Once you've configured the driver correctly, edit /etc/inittab again and set the id: line back to 5 so it goes straight to graphics mode by default. -- Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
