Re: stop xwindows from loading at boot

[Andreas Rippl <a.rippl@gmx.net>]

On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 04:53:53PM +0000, Tim Cowlishaw wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> sorry if this is a dumb / old question,
> i have just completed a debian install on an old dell laptop, and have 
> succesfully got xWindows / GDE to launch at startup. however... i didn't 
> configure the mouse properly, so everytime i boot into debian, i'm 
> confronted with a desktop i can't use. therefore, i was wondering if 
> there is any way i can get back to the console at boot in anyway? bear 
> in mind i can't just quit gnome, as my mouse doesn't work.
> 
> 
> cheers,
> 
> tim
> 
Hi Tim,

if you want to disable graphical login in favour of a console one
permanently, you could have a look at /etc/inittab:

id:5:initdefault:  

Change the 5 to 2 and you go directly to the console at bootup.

Hth,

Andreas