If I understand your question correctly you want to ba able to boot into text mode, without starting KDE. You can try the following. Note that this is based on Mandrake but it should be similar in red hat. Press Control-Alt-F1. This will take you to a text mode session. Log in and then type su and enter the root password. cd /etc now open the file inittab with a text editor like vim. find the line: id:5:initdefault: It will probably be the first line after the initial comments. Thes comments will also tell you the runlevels used by your distro. Usually 5 is "X11" and 3 is "full multiuser mode" or similar. Change the line to: id:3:initdefault: Save and exit. Type reboot and enter. The system should then reboot into text mode where to start KDE you need to enter the command startx or startkde. When you have resolved your problem change inittab back to default to level 5. Hope this helps. On Monday 29 Mar 2004 13:41, Edwin Lee wrote: > Some one ask me to disable the KDE to re-solve the problem below. Can I > have the procedure on how to disable KDE or any other solutions that you > think it might work better? > > > Dear all: > > Thank you for your time and effort in technical contribution for this > product. > > I successfully install the package into a P4 desktop with the hardware > including the following: > 1. Monitor: Compaq FP768A > 2. Display Card: ATI 9600 > > I have come across a problem of repeating login prompt when the system try > to login into X for me. System automatically choose Generic VESA display > driver with unknown probe monitor during installation. > > After further investigation, I follow the instruction from ATI with their > support rpm package installed into Redhat in the following procedures. > > 1. Boot the system in Single User Mode. > 2. Install the package by "rpm -i --force <ati_package_name>.rpm" > 3. Successful installation has been shown. > 4. Continue to run into login screen and a window prompt of X cannot be > loaded occurs. > 5. Choose "yes" to run the configuration with lots of Monitor and Display > type that I can select. > > I try many different combination; however, problem remains!!! > > Result: Same for another login name besides "root" & System in "black" > background keep asking me username and password. If I purposely type in > incorrect password, it will prompt password incorrect. If I type it right, > the system again ask me the login name and password as a repeat cycle! > > Would you please suggest any alternative solutions? > > Thanks and Regards, > > Edwin > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get 10Mb extra storage for MSN Hotmail. Subscribe Now! > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-hk > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
