"Ali Helmy" <alihelmy@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > A simple question: Why would I want to drop to runlevel 3 in the first > place? I mean, when I need to run a text-only mode on FC5 [and on FC4 worked > well too] I just press Ctrl+Alt+F[1-6] and I get a text mode... I mean, what > would > Ctrl+Alt+F1 > then init 3 > > Differ from jusy typing > Ctrl+Alt+F1? You might want to restart the X server, but I think that happens even if you just log out and log in again. Some programs might not work while X is running though (the nVidia display driver installer comes to mind). Regards Ingemar
