Okay, I understand that but how do I re-configure X11 so that I can get back to having windowing interface. I want to get back to that part of it. Thanks Garrett Jochimsen IT Department Documation LLC 715-552-5791 garrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alfred Hovdestad Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:47 AM To: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Just start over 1 is single user mode (lo login, no network). 3 is multi-user mode with network, no X11 5 is multi-user mode with network and X11 1 - Single user mode 3 - Full multiuser mode 5 - X11 When you reboot with runlevel 3, you should get a login prompt in a text window. At that point the server is running and on the network. You can login on the console, you can login remotely (e.g., ssh), but there is no windowing interface. You shouldn't have to remove xfree, you can re-configure X11 without removing it. If you really want to remove xfree, it would help to know which distribution you are running. Alfred Garrett Jochimsen wrote: > I changed the 5 to a 3 and rebooted, and nothing seemed to happen. My > single user mode it says it 1 though, so I tried that too and it just takes > me to the prompt of single user mode. How can I delete all the xfree from > there? Thank you for you help. > > Garrett Jochimsen > IT Department > Documation LLC > 715-552-5791 > garrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Alfred Hovdestad > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:07 PM > To: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Just start over > > Once you get to the shell prompt in rescue (or single user) mode, about > the only editor that you can count on having access to is vi. To change > the 5 to a 3, type: > > vi /etc/inittab > > In the editor window, navigate your cursor over the 5 and press > > r3 > > That should [r]eplace the 5 with a 3. The press > :wq > > That should save the file. You can check that > > grep inittab /etc/inittab > > It should show the entry below. Then type reboot to reboot the server. > > Alfred > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
