Re: Non-consoll login

[Helge Tore Høyland <helgetore.hoeyland@c2i.net>]

Tysdag 29. mars 2005 23:06 skreiv Lee Braiden:
> On Tuesday 29 March 2005 21:51, Helge Tore Høyland wrote:
> > Tysdag 29. mars 2005 22:46 skreiv Lee Braiden:
> > > On Tuesday 29 March 2005 21:44, Helge Tore Høyland wrote:
> > > > How do I get a non-consoll login?
> > >
> > > Login via X11, or over SSH, etc.
> >
> > I meant; how do i get to switch to a runlevel not using graphic, XFree86,
> > at all? I need to install NVidia's driver for my graphic card.
>
> Debian doesn't really use runlevels.  Just Ctrl-Alt-F1 to a console, login
> as root, and run:
>
>    /etc/init.d/kdm stop
>
> (or gdm, or xdm, or whatever your X display manager is).  When you're done
> upgrading,
>
>    /etc/init.d/kdm start && exit
>
> to start X again and logout of the console.

Thx a lot. Just what I needed.

Helge Tore Høyland