Hi,
Normally with redhat 9 and RHEL 3 when the Installation is finished then
the system asks you in which form you want the system to start in
graphical mode or in text mode.

After the Fedora core 3 installation, the system automatically starts in
graphical mode, how can I switch this off.
I want the system to start in text (console) mode.
Hope somebody can give me a tip.
Thanks

RobH

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On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:01:33 +0000, RobH wrote:

> Hi,
> Normally with redhat 9 and RHEL 3 when the Installation is finished then
> the system asks you in which form you want the system to start in
> graphical mode or in text mode.
>
> After the Fedora core 3 installation, the system automatically starts in
> graphical mode, how can I switch this off. I want the system to start in
> text (console) mode. Hope somebody can give me a tip. Thanks

Change (as root) in /etc/inittab the line that reads; id:5:initdefault: to
read; id:3:initdefault:

And you don't even have to reboot, press the three key combo of
Ctrl+Alt+F1 [to F6] log on and type something like 'sudo init 3' without
the quotes. See 'man sudo' for the details.


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RobH wrote:
> Hi,
> Normally with redhat 9 and RHEL 3 when the Installation is finished then
> the system asks you in which form you want the system to start in
> graphical mode or in text mode.
>
> After the Fedora core 3 installation, the system automatically starts in
> graphical mode, how can I switch this off.
> I want the system to start in text (console) mode.
> Hope somebody can give me a tip.
> Thanks
>
> RobH
>

Edit /etc/inittab and change the following line:

id:5:initdefault:

to

id:3:initdefault:

The next time you boot, you will get a text mode login prompt, rather
than going into X.

HTH,

Marc Schwartz

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