[LUGSB] linux help

[Vinay Pai]

Hi,
To prevent it from starting X windows when you boot edit the /etc/inittab
file and change the line

id:5:initdefault

to

id:3:initdefault

To temporarily switch to a consiole just press one of Ctrl-Alt-F1 thru
Ctrl-Alt-F6. This will switch you to virtual console #1-6. Press
Ctrl-Alt-F7 to get back to your X session.

To change the resolution permanently you need to edit your
/etc/X11/XF86Config file. It is well documented (both inline and in the
XF86Config (5) manpage.) and you should be able to figure it out.

-Vinay

My resolution for the new year is 1600x1200


On Fri, 11 Apr 2003, Dustin Brisson wrote:

> i found a copy of redhat 8 with all the fixin's, so i installed that.
>  so far so good.  the problems (2) i am having now is that it always is
> in x windows.  how do i either: 1)configure it so that i have to
> instruct it (startx) to go into x windows or 2), quit x windows and go
> to a prompt.
> the other problem is that i cannot resize the screen (it is stuck on
> 1400x1200 or something).  even when i change the display, it comes back
> to that.  any ideas
> cheers
> d
>
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