Re: [SLU] stopping gui from loading up on boot

[Neil Lathwood - Tech Support]

Thanks very much to everyone that responded, i haven't had time to try your 
suggestions but i will give them a go, big thanks to
Helgi for your advice i will probably try your response first ;-)

Neil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Helgi �rn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Neil Lathwood - Tech Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [SLU] stopping gui from loading up on boot


> Hi Neil,
>
> I noticed that you already got three different reply's to your question but to
> my knowledge none of them is a proper answer, so I'll give you a fourth
> alternative.....;-)
> But first I'll comment on why I don't consider the other one's to be realistic:
>
> ---------------
>
> Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:53:06 -0500 (CDT)
> Paul Gray wrote:
>
> > In the standard installation, the default runlevel at boot is rc2.d. To stop
> > the GUI from coming up, cd into /etc/rc2.d and remove the symlink to the
> > /etc/init.d/gdm script.  Inside /etc/rc2.d, it should be something like
> > S99gdm.
>
> If I was 'pretty new to Linux' I wouldn't understand a word of what Paul is
> talking about, and I would not choose this method even as an experienced Linux
> user.
>
> ---------------
>
> Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:51:39 -0000
> Ronald Castillo wrote:
>
> > When the GUI loads, hit Control+Alt+F1 at the same time to go to pure text
> > console 1.
>
> This is of course right, but only in a way because you get into 'virtual'
> console 1, which means that the X-server is still running. Hitting
> Control+Alt+F1 does not kill the X-server.
>
> ----------------
>
> Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:18:08 -0500
> Wayne Sitton wrote:
>
> > Just use dselect to uninstall xdm
>
> Why on earth should you delete the X- display manager?
>
> ----------------
>
> That's what I would do:
>
> The fastest and easiest way to kill the X-server to get into 'pure Linux shell'
> is to push Control+Alt+Backspace+Delete all at the same time (this perhaps
> doesn't work in all Linux distributions, but it does in many), when you want to
> get back into GUI you just write the command;
> startx
>
> If you want to boot up in text mode permanently (but still keep the GUI) then
> you can modify the file called; inittab, you'll find it in the /etc directory.
> In the fifth line you can read:
> id:2:initdefault:
>
> There you can change the :2: into 3, save and reboot and you should be in text
> mode, if not then you can try 4 or 5 (but NEVER 0 or 6). To get back into X or
> GUI you just write:
> startx
> at the console. You can always change back the inittab file to runlevel 2.
>
> Good luck what ever method you choose,
> Helgi �rn
>
>
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Neil Latwood wrote:
> [snip]
> >
> > I am pretty new to Linux and have just downloaded and installed Storm
> > 2000.
> >
> > However after selecting to have a graphical interface load up on boot i
> > have come to find that i can't get into a pure Linux shell only the one
> > provided within kde or whichever program i use. Can someone point me in
> > the direction of how to find out how to stop the GUI booting and the
> > command to get it started when i actually want too.
> [snip]
>
>   o-------------------------------------------o
>        Helgi �rn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>           Now running SuSE Linux 7.0
>                      *
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