On Sun, 13 May 2007 14:12:36 +0000 Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi ; > I want to start in textmode. > In /etc/inittab > I commented out the following line > id:2:initdefault: > as follows: > # id:2:initdefault: > and added the following: > id:3:initdefault: > but etch continues to boot up to an X login. In Debian, runlevels 2 to 5 are identical. The onus is on the administrator to decide which services run in which levels, by manipulating the links in the directories /etc/rc[2-5].d. > What runlevel number is needed? > Is there other code to change as well? > In slackware 10.0, runlevel 3 is textmode..... Yes, and in Redhat and derivatives that is also the case. However, they differ on what is graphical mode. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]