| stop x server |
by thetree |
2005-09-12 11:06:01 |
ok ok ok... this is probably pathetic, but anyways.. I want to isntall the nvidia driver, but I cant stop the x server!
ctrl+alt+backspace doesnt work (it starts gdm straight away) and "sudo kill -9 -1" doesnt help either... what can I do? |
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/etc/init.d/xfree86-server stop ? (n/t) | by krikkert | 2005-09-12 11:07:11 |
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its x.org but ill try with x.org instead of | by thetree | 2005-09-12 11:08:16 |
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or use "init 2" (n/t) | by Hekatombe | 2005-09-12 11:10:38 |
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nope, it doesnt work, x still runs (n/t) | by thetree | 2005-09-12 11:11:56 |
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Reboot | by Freakazoid | 2005-09-12 11:08:10 |
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rebooting doesnt help | by thetree | 2005-09-12 11:12:38 |
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Ctrl-alt-F1, log in as root, and init 2. | by McNutcase | 2005-09-12 11:13:51 |
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then stop it from starting it | by Freakazoid | 2005-09-12 11:14:17 |
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Gentoo has named init levels, IIRC. | by LionsPhil | 2005-09-12 12:20:17 |
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that's why I wasn't quite sure | by Freakazoid | 2005-09-12 12:35:19 |
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edit /etc/inittab | by talon0720 | 2005-09-12 11:19:48 |
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As root, "init 3" | by nix | 2005-09-12 11:13:23 |
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Debian and derivations use runlevel 2 for X. | by McNutcase | 2005-09-12 11:14:33 |
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nyah, that's decidedly non-standard | by Freakazoid | 2005-09-12 11:16:47 |
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Indeed. | by McNutcase | 2005-09-12 11:19:32 |
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speaking of runlevel 6 | by Freakazoid | 2005-09-12 11:21:25 |
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Heh. | by McNutcase | 2005-09-12 11:30:14 |
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i've actually done the urandom thing :) | by Freakazoid | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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Neat. | by LionsPhil | 2005-09-12 11:58:18 |
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as I recall, it didn't need long to do that | by Freakazoid | 2005-09-12 11:59:35 |
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If you Ctrl+Alt+Backspace often enough, quickly | by lonegunman | 2005-09-12 11:15:18 |
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installing the graphics driver | by thetree | 2005-09-12 11:24:46 |
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Is it the same source as your current kernel? | by nix | 2005-09-12 11:34:41 |
