[SATLUG] Runlevel Switching

[Jeremy Mann]

Even if X is running, open a command shell as root and type:

init 3

This will immediately kill X and drop you to a CLI environment. Now
you can run the NVIDIA installer. Once its done, to get back to X
type:

init 5


On 1/3/07, HickBilly <jjordan86 at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> I am running Fedora 6.xx and the installation defaults to booting into
> gdm or kde (my choice was gdm).  I wish to update the nv graphics driver
> with the latest from from nVidia but I need to have X disabled to sh
> the .run file.
>
> I think I can find and alter the runlevel script but short of that,
> isn't there some way of switching to runlevel 3 with a short command in
> a terminal?  I am familiar with startx, from the dos console and that
> used to be the install method default.  Defaulting to booting directly
> into Gnome is not what I had been used to...days of Fedora Core 1.  I
> have been a windows-only user until recently, so I am not yet up to
> speed on issues such as this one.  Any help would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
> Regards,
> HickBilly
>
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Jeremy