Jay Kelly wrote: > Hello Guys, > How do I stop X Windows from startign automaticlly aafter rebooting? Should > I use a boot disk to get to a promt? Any help would be great. > Thanks > Jay
If you're wanting a "permanent" fix, uninstall the xdm (or wdm or gdm) package. If you're wanting to simply get to a non-X screen, try pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 or Ctrl-Alt-F2. If you're wanting to shut down xdm after boot, press Ctrl-Alt-F1 and log in as root; then "ps ax" and kill the PID of the xdm process. If you're wanting to turn off xdm (auto start of X) semi-permanently but don't want to uninstall xdm, rename the script in /etc/rc2.d that contains the name "xdm", putting the word "No" in front of the name or something similar. The "S" scripts start on entering the runlevel 2 (Debian's default); by renaming it to something other than "S[whatever]", they won't run. Other people might suggest renaming it with a "K" instead of a "No", which means the script should be "k"illed instead of "s"tarted. For example, my xdm script's name is "S99xdm"; if I wanted to temporarily disable it I'd rename it to "NoS99xdm" or "K99xdm".
