On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:28:24 -0700, Thomas Sapp <tpsapp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > How do I stop the GDM from starting up automatically? Can I disable it > long enough to log in as root and install an update to my video > drivers? I have tried pressing Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and it just > restarts. I have even tried gdm-stop after pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 and > logging in, but GDM restarts. I have heard of the ability to log in to > single user mode but I am not sure how to do that either. I have > already done searches on the internet and I do not keep a running file > of emails from this list. I am just asking for some help, please. > > -- > Thanks, > Tom Sapp > http://www.sappsworld.com > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Edit your /etc/inittab to say this id:3:initdefault: instead of this id:5:initdefault: THis changes your runlevel to 3 instead of 5. You can change it back to 5 after you're done installing your drivers.
