[ltp] installing Red Hat on a thinkpad 770Z

[Bradley W. Langhorst]

MichaelN wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
>    I'm new to this list and to Linux so pardon my ignorance. I'm installing Red Hat 6.2 on a ThinkPad 770z. I have been using some excellent documentation found at www.anarchysoftware.com to help a windows oriented person through the install. My problem is that after performing a (successful) custom install I don't know how to stop X from starting. Since the XF86Config file must be edited to get X to function properly I end up with a non-viewable screen and have to power of the system. Should I be doing a different type of install? I understand that I need to install the X software but then I be able to edit the XF86Config before starting X.

at the linux prompt you want to type
"linux 3"
where linux is the name of the kernel you want to boot
with.  The 3 tells your system to go to runlevel 3 
(command prompt - multi user)
instead of runlevel 5 (X multi user)
Or if you have X started you can switch runlevels by
doing a "telinit 3" at any command prompt or virtual terminal
(try ctrl+alt+f1 to switch to another virtual terminal 
ctrl+alt+f7 to switch back to X)

You can set the default runlevel by changing the
id:5:initdefault:
line in /etc/initab
to
id:3:initdefault: 


good luck

brad
 

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Bradley W. Langhorst
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Whitehead Institute - Center for Genome Research
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