How can I go to TextMode Screen from GUI ?

**becga** · 01-01-2005

How can I go to TextMode Screen from GUI ?
I am using RedHat 9.
Earlier there was ALT_CTRL_F1 F2, etc to alter between.
Now I could not find that short cut to work.

***Dapper Dan*** · 01-01-2005

Ctrl+Alt+F1 when I was using RH9. Maybe there is an issue in how your keyboard is setup. Got a spare you can try out to see?

**stathisx** · 01-01-2005

Code:

alt+ctrl+f1 or alt+ctrl+f2 .....

and exit the console with :

Code:

alt+ctrl+f7

it works in redhat.....

**Chris H** · 01-01-2005

In RH9 if you want a text mode with the graphical server being closed then just type 'init 3'

**stathisx** · 01-01-2005

Originally Posted by Chris H

In RH9 if you want a text mode with the graphical server being closed then just type 'init 3'

i agree but then he has to enter startx to start xserver...i don't think that this is what he wants...

**jledhead** · 01-01-2005

or just kill X with ctrl+alt+backspace

***Dapper Dan*** · 01-01-2005

Originally Posted by jledhead

or just kill X with ctrl+alt+backspace

That will just take him out to GDM want it?

**Chris H** · 01-01-2005

Originally Posted by stathisx

Originally Posted by Chris H

In RH9 if you want a text mode with the graphical server being closed then just type 'init 3'

i agree but then he has to enter startx to start xserver...i don't think that this is what he wants...

Could be. But a lot of requests like this need the gui killed to install the nvidia drivers.

**becga** · 01-03-2005

KI got it, basically xine was not only crashing my X, it was crashing my system as a whole. So nothing was happening when I pressed CTRL_ALT_F1.

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