[GLLUG] Booting to console

J. C. LAMACCHIA JR. jclii at yahoo.com
Mon Sep 22 12:15:10 EDT 2003


Thomas,

    Try using CTR+ALT+F1 just before or at the time
the graphical system starts to load.  This should
bring up a console.  From there you can log in as root
and use redhat-config-xfree86 to reconfigure the
graphical system.

Jim LaMacchia
Computer Services Librarian
MSU-Detroit College of Law

--- Thomas Alan Hearn <hearntho at msu.edu> wrote:
> I know this should be a fairly simple thing but my X
> configuration is messed 
> up with a new display adapter and I need to get RH 9
> to boot to the console 
> instead of starting x right away (it displays
> jumble).  Do i need to enter a 
> command at GRUG or somewhere else?  Thanks in
> advance! 
> 
> Cheers,
> Tom
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