Getting in Txt Mode and Shutting down X

GETTING IN TEXT MODE and SHUTTING DOWN X

There was a question in a thread on the forum about installing Nvidia drivers about how do I leave X and get the computer in text mode.

There are 2 ways to do that:

EITHER:

Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or F2 to F6 ) Will get you out of X
Alt+F7 will get you back in X

OR:

CODE

$ root
< password >
# init 3 ( will get you in runlevel 3 )
# init 5 ( will get you back in runlevel 5 )

Alt+F7 will get you back in X

Also read the Tip about "Runlevels"

Bruno

-- May 20 2003 ( Revised Dec 10 2005 ) --