How to start in text mode and run startx after?

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004, Sohail Riaz wrote:

> 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.

argh.  you don't need to restart the machine, just switch to runlevel
3 with EITHER OF: :-)

  # init 3
  # telinit 3

rday