Thanks for the suggestions, cantor
here's my results:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
to this:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text"
and do 'sudo update-grub' and reboot:
NO effect. it still starts lightdm when I boot.
In /etc/init.d/lightdm, change Default-Start from '2 3 4 5' to '3 4 5'
No effect.
sudo update-rc.d -f lightdm remove
and re-boot.
No effect. It starts lightdm.
Log in on F1 and do
sudo /etc/init.d/lightdm stop
That works, clearing the F7 screen and removing the lightdm processes.
I suppose I'll have to live with this although it's a nuisance. Starting
lightdm is also a nuisance: in a text terminal, do
sudo /etc/init.d/lightdm start &
It starts lightdm and that presents the login screen. When I log in it flips
back to the text terminal and I have to do F7 to get back to the GUI.
