How to start in text mode and run startx after?

Sohail Riaz sohaileo at gmail.com
Thu Oct 21 07:40:40 UTC 2004


HI Friend

Edit /etc/inittab file , 

locate line with id:5:initdefault: (something like that)

change 5 to 3 

should be look like this -> id:3:initdefault:

and restart the machine it will now log you in text mode first.

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:22:05 +0200, Cavicchini Paolo
<pcavicchini at quercia.it> wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm posting this question for the second time because I had some problem
> with my mail server and I've lost your answers.
> Sorry.
> 
> I installed Fedora Core 2 without any problem.
> When I boot the server, the system start in graphic mode by itself.
> I would like to start the system in text mode and launch the GUI by hand
> with "startx".
> 
> Where can I tell fedora to start in text mode?
> 
> Thank you
> Paolo
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