[mythtv-users] display manager

[Jarod C. Wilson]

> On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 21:25:24 +1300, "Zagaroth" <zagaroth at wave.co.nz>
> said:
>> Ok feel free to flame me... but how do u disable a display manger??
>> i'm runny Redhat 9 and i need to install the VIA drivers for X but i 
>> have
>> to shut down X to do that... and stupid display manger keeps starting
>> everytime i shut it down...

On Friday, Oct 17, 2003, at 01:44 US/Pacific, Derek M. A. Lee-Wo wrote:

> Edit the file /etc/inittab and set the initial runlevel to "3" instead 
> of
> "5".  Change it back once you are done installing your drivers

That would require two entirely unnecessary reboots. Do this instead:

1) from a root prompt, type:

init 3

This kills off X and drops you to text-mode, identical to rebooting 
w/your inittab set to 3.

2) install and configure via drivers

3) from a root prompt, type:

init 5

This switches you back to graphical mode, launching X and your display 
manager.

All done. No reboot. :)

--Jarod

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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