Hi, you could change your runlevel to three perhaps. That allows the text to run, and you should be able to run startx whenever you want gnome. At 06:23 PM 2/12/2006, you wrote: >Does ubuntu have a file I can edit, so the gui only runs when I need it? >If so, would startx run the gui? >How would the gui be stopped? > >On Dec 1, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Lorenzo Taylor wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key > > next to > > the scroll lock to the right of f12. All other consoles will work > > correctly at that point. > > > > Lorenzo > > - -- > > I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse. > > - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment) > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFFcNcxG9IpekrhBfIRApFXAKCcvdYYHR05v9yKHPCMR90QgNLFmQCdGCRy > > m+Wbzs5pZ/LoQg4Kcthi/S4= > > =EyFK > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup