Hi, in /etc/inittab, there's a line that looks like this: id:5:initdefault: Change the 5 to 3 and the system will always boot up without starting X (the graphical interface). HTH, Levin On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 14:59:27 +0800 Jasin #14 <jasin14@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > how do i boot up in text console in fedora? it seems that i always boot > up directly into graphical one. thanks