RE: Newbie: Boot in text mode only

[Simmons, Christopher]

Title: Newbie: Boot in text mode only

grub:

 

hit 'e' to edit

highlight the 'kernel /vmlinuz..." line 

hit 'e' again to edit

add 'single' to the end of that line then hit <enter>

hit 'b' to boot

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Lucas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:58 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Newbie: Boot in text mode only

X isn't starting on my laptop and just cycling through the start sequence.  How can I boot in just text mode without X?