Turn X Windows off

[alan]

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007, Karl Larsen wrote:

>   I have the latest Nvidia for this computer and it is a run file. No 
> problem there but it will only work if X windows is off. Is there a simple 
> way to put yourself in level 3 and then run the thing in a directory?
>
>   Now it seems the rescue CD might be the way...

As root:

init 3

will drop you to init level 3.

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