On Wed, 27 May 2015, Bret Busby wrote: > Helllo. > > I have installed Debian 6 LTS on a computer that has Ubuntu 14.04LTS > and Debian 7 installed, and I want to get the external monitor working > (I had been unable to get the external monitor working, with Debian > 7). > > In order to accomplish this, I have downloaded the nvidia driver for > the graphics card, a GEForce GT750M, from the nvidia web site. > > In following the instructions for installing the driver (download the > driver, then change to the directory whether the file is stored, and > run sh <filename>), I get the error message "You appear to be running > xserver. Exit xserver and try again", or, words to that effect. > > I do not know how to turn off xserver, without running something like > ps-ax | grep x and then killing all such processes returned, or > rebooting into a text only boot session. > > Many years ago, when booting Linux, a person would boot Linux, log in, > then run startx. > > Now, the GUI, if installed, automatically loads, so that the system > apparently does not boot without the GUI being loaded, if the GUI is > installed. > > How do I boot into a text only session, without the GUI being loaded, > if that is possible, so that I can be able to perform this awkward > installation? > > Or, is a way available, without causing damage, that I can do > something like go to a console (<CTRL><ALT<F1>) and turn off, from > there, the xserver, so as to enable the installation? > > I have been unable to find the appropriate information on the nvidia > web site. > > Thank you in anticipation.
If it's enabled, CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE will halt X and all GUI stuff, and drop you to a terminal. Once you've installed the nVidia driver, etc., just type startx. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150527083738.6aae9...@debian7.boseck208.net
