How to start in text mode and run startx after?

[Paul Howarth]

On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 08:22, Cavicchini Paolo 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?

Look in the list archives for the answers you've lost:

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-October/msg03933.html

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