Converting from Xwindows to Text mode

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Sun, 2 Oct 2005, Shiraz Baig wrote:

> I am trying to convert an Xwindow machine into a text
> mode one. So, that when I login, I go to the Text
> mode. And then use startx, whenever I wish to do so,
> to go to Xwindows.
>
> I have made two changes to /etc/inittab
> One is the default line, where I changed runlevel 5 to
> 3. Then in the end the respawn line, where I changed
> runlevel 5 to 3.
>
> But, still my machine logs into Xwindows. I thought,
> there might be some command in system-wide profile
> file or somewhere. So, I renamed the startx command.
> But it still did not work. I did not try renaming xdm
> and xinit. My machine still boots into Xwindows mode.
>
> Could someone, tell me, why my machine is not booting
> into a text mode, when I have changed the inittabe
> file.

The first change changes the default runlevel to 3.  The second change 
runs X in level 3.

Undo the second change.  The only thing you should change is the default 
runlevel.


> thanks.
> bye
> shiraz
>
>
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