[SATLUG] Booting Kubuntu 6.10 into Command Line

[Charles Mims]

You are correct.  I am also running Fedora and got things confused.  Anyhow
I think that
is the easiest way to get booted up with out X running,

On 4/5/07, Eli Cantu <eli at then7.com> wrote:
>
> Charles,  your suggestion is a good one.  It's almost exactly what I
> suggested about 7 messages earlier in the thread. ;-)
>
> Only thing though, I believe you need run level 1.
>
> 2 is default in ubuntu, and 3 is the same as 2, as is 4 and 5. So run
> level 3 will result in X starting, just like 2.
>
> Also I don't use the "linux 1" option, I just add the "1" to the end, but
> I like taking off the "splash" and "quiet" options.
>
> So if the grub line looks like this normally:
>
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda3 ro quiet splash
>
> I'd change it to:
>
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda3 ro 1
>
> reason for removing quiet and splash, is that we're booting to console
> anyway, might as well see the regular linux bootup stuff, instead of
> hiding it and running the ubuntu splash screen.
>
> e
>
>
>
> On Thu, April 5, 2007 7:22 pm, Charles Mims said:
> > If you are using grub and want to install nvidia drivers I did it this
> > way.   When grub comes up edit the kernel line putting 'linux 3' at
> > the end.  This worked for me.  To edit grub push 'e' when it starts
> > and follow directions.  Changes are not permanent.
>
>
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