Okay, I understand that but how do I re-configure X11 so that I can get back
to having windowing interface.  I want to get back to that part of it.
Thanks

Garrett Jochimsen
IT Department
Documation LLC
715-552-5791
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Alfred Hovdestad
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:47 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [XFree86] Just start over

1 is single user mode (lo login, no network).
3 is multi-user mode with network, no X11
5 is multi-user mode with network and X11

1 - Single user mode
3 - Full multiuser mode
5 - X11


When you reboot with runlevel 3, you should get a login prompt in a text 
window.  At that point the server is running and on the network.  You 
can login on the console, you can login remotely (e.g., ssh), but there 
is no windowing interface.

You shouldn't have to remove xfree, you can re-configure X11 without 
removing it.  If you really want to remove xfree, it would help to know 
which distribution you are running.

     Alfred



Garrett Jochimsen wrote:
> I changed the 5 to a 3 and rebooted, and nothing seemed to happen.  My
> single user mode it says it 1 though, so I tried that too and it just
takes
> me to the prompt of single user mode.  How can I delete all the xfree from
> there?  Thank you for you help.
> 
> Garrett Jochimsen
> IT Department
> Documation LLC
> 715-552-5791
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf
> Of Alfred Hovdestad
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:07 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [XFree86] Just start over
> 
> Once you get to the shell prompt in rescue (or single user) mode, about 
> the only editor that you can count on having access to is vi.  To change 
> the 5 to a 3, type:
> 
> vi /etc/inittab
> 
> In the editor window, navigate your cursor over the 5 and press
> 
> r3
> 
> That should [r]eplace the 5 with a 3. The press
> :wq
> 
> That should save the file.  You can check that
> 
> grep inittab /etc/inittab
> 
> It should show the entry below.  Then type reboot to reboot the server.
> 
>      Alfred
> 
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