init stuff

[rossi46]

I just installed juego linex over Mandriva and it looks good (1st impression)

My problem is when I open a terminal, log on as root then type init 3 - nothing happens. no error message, just the command line. What I'm trying to do is install my Nvidia driver (which I've done tons of times in other distros). This is the first time I've run a Debian distro - should I be typing something else?

I need to close my x server and get to runlevel 3.

Paul

[mr.MikyMaus]

Hi,

Changing runlevel is not the correct way to stop X since
(afaik) Debian's default settings run X in all runlevels (2-5).
To change this behavior you have to properly set links in
/etc/rc[2-5].d (man init should tell you how).

But if you just want to stop X, switch to another virutal console
(ctrl+alt+F[1-6]), login as root and run command:

/etc/init.d/gdm stop

Replace gdm with your desktop manager (usualy xdm,
wdm or gdm) and then run

/etc/init.d/gdm start

to start X again. If you only want to restart X after installing
some driver, try pressing ctrl+alt+(shift)+backspace

-M.