Hi, In any distribution, you may use KDM which is a graphical login like you get under Windows. Mandrake has this by default as do many other distributions. Even text-oriented ones like Debian/Slackware can have it installed. When running X you can use virtual consoles 1-6, and 7 is for X. Alt+fN takes you to any console. When in X use control+alt+FN to switch back to a text console. I just tell you this in case you're interested. So from a grahpical login you can switch to a text login with control+alt+F1 or in fact any number from 1 to 6. I use this method on my parents' computer and at university. Hope this is of some help. Saqib
