On Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 06:18:43PM +0530, ashwin kesavan iyengar wrote: > > I am using FC2. The booting process starts in graphical mode. How > to start the booting to take place in text mode. Edit the file /etc/inittab . You'll find the line: id:5:initdefault: Change this to: id:3:initdefault: and your box will boot in text mode. Emmanuel