Re: Grub entry to start without X

From: Mike Fedyk (mfedyk_at_matchmail.com)
Date: 06/18/04

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To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>

    If the X server doesn't startup correctly at level5 then you will have
    the text login to perform your repairs without switching run levels.
    Just press alt+[123456]

    Carnal Ortega wrote:
    > Out of habit I boot into runlevel 3 by default because I feel runlevel 5
    > is like windows. What I mean by that is if video problems occur or any
    > situation where X crashes in runlevel 5 the user will most likely be
    > forced to reboot his system whereis if it occured in runlevel 3 the user
    > would be dumped to the console where he can restart x instead.
    >
    >
    > Alexander Dalloz wrote:
    >
    >> Of course if you want to boot up into runlevel 3 always, then changing
    >>
    >> the inittab entry is the correct way. You are right. I just didn't
    >> understand the OP in this way. Maybe because I see Fedora as a desktop
    >> system and when someone wants to run a CLI system why then did he
    >> install an X server?
    >>
    >> As always: multiple possible routes and different opinions :)
    >>
    >>
    >
    >
    > 

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