Re: How to stop X, to get a text mode console (new to Debian, need help)

2005-08-04 Thread Kent West
Hans-Peter Sulzer wrote: >This I didn't know, I read in a Linux Book to go >to another console and enter init 3. I tried it >also with init 2 (IMHO default text mode runlevel >on Debian), but it didn't work). Thank you. > > Many distros use the runlevels to activate different features; Debian ha

Re: How to stop X, to get a text mode console (new to Debian, need help)

2005-08-04 Thread Hans-Peter Sulzer
02 August 2005 Kent West wrote: >>How can I shutdown X to get a normal text mode terminal, >Ctrl-Alt-F1, followed by (see below) I knew that. >>Currently the Gnome Display Manager (gdm?) is loaded >>when booting (graphical login), and there seems to be >>no option, to stop it, to get a text m

Re: How to stop X, to get a text mode console (new to Debian, need help)

2005-08-02 Thread Kent West
H. S. wrote: >Apparently, _Kent West_, on 02/08/05 11:40,typed: > > > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>startx >> >>or >> >>/etc/init.d/gdm start >> >>or >> >>/etc/init.d/kdm start >> >> >> > > >Just a related question. Should "startx" be run as root(it will a >desktop for root)? > If you run "startx

Re: How to stop X, to get a text mode console (new to Debian, need help)

2005-08-02 Thread H. S.
Apparently, _Kent West_, on 02/08/05 11:40,typed: >> >> > startx > > or > > /etc/init.d/gdm start > > or > > /etc/init.d/kdm start > Just a related question. Should "startx" be run as root(it will a desktop for root)? Aren't the second or third options you mentioned the proper way? ->HS

Re: How to stop X, to get a text mode console (new to Debian, need help)

2005-08-02 Thread Michael Marsh
On 8/2/05, Hans-Peter Sulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How can I shutdown X to get a normal text mode terminal, > so that I can e. g. use X -probeonly >file 2>&1 so that > I can publish it here (X -probeonly doesn't work as long > as X is still running on another console). > > Currently the Gno

Re: How to stop X, to get a text mode console (new to Debian, need help)

2005-08-02 Thread Kent West
Hans-Peter Sulzer wrote: How can I shutdown X to get a normal text mode terminal, Ctrl-Alt-F1, followed by (see below) Currently the Gnome Display Manager (gdm?) is loaded when booting (graphical login), and there seems to be no option, to stop it, to get a text mode tty. /etc/in

How to stop X, to get a text mode console (new to Debian, need help)

2005-08-02 Thread Hans-Peter Sulzer
Hi! How can I shutdown X to get a normal text mode terminal, so that I can e. g. use X -probeonly >file 2>&1 so that I can publish it here (X -probeonly doesn't work as long as X is still running on another console). Currently the Gnome Display Manager (gdm?) is loaded when booting (graphical log