26 Jul
2002
26 Jul
'02
12:10 a.m.
Paul paul.corner@tesco.net wrote:
Alternatively, "linux 3" will get you to multi-user command line log in. From here, you can edit /etc/inittab and change id:5:initdefault: to id:3:initdefault: then each time you boot up, you get the text log in.
This varies from system to system, but I believe S will always get you a text login at a pinch. Debian's defaults:
# Runlevel 0 is halt. # Runlevel 1 is single-user. # Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user. # Runlevel 6 is reboot.
Normally 2 is definitely textual and various graphics may start between 3 and 5, I think, but I'm not sure if this is explicitly defined.
MJR