just installed new to linux

**eikotec** · 03-05-2005

Originally Posted by dylunio

Originally Posted by eikotec

quick question i know how to go into files and edit text and stuff but how do you see whats in the folder? that is when you are outside of x. and what is the dos ish thing outside of x called?

That would be cat, e.g.

Code:

cat /etc/inittab

will give you the contents of the inittab

dylunio

YES THANKS!!!!!!

also if anyone knows how to boot outside of x that would be very helpful in the explorations of graphics card driver installing.

**eikotec** · 03-05-2005

any way to
cat ./

current directory

***Dapper Dan*** · 03-05-2005

From the command line it is simple to see whats in a directory. Lets say you wanted to see what was in /etc. Go:

Code:

cd /etc

Then go:

Code:

ls

"ls" lists what is in a directory, files and directories. In /etc you'll see a directory called "X11." Go:

Code:

cd X11

And again do ls. It will then list what files and directories are in the X11 directory.

**eikotec** · 03-05-2005

cool sorry about all the trouble but you are most helpful

any ideas how to start up without the graphics end of linux?

***Dapper Dan*** · 03-05-2005

As root go:

Code:

vi /etc/inittab

Look for a line a little ways down that looks like this...

Code:

# Default runlevel. &#40;Do not set to 0 or 6&#41;
id&#58;4&#58;initdefault&#58;

That's mine ins Slackware. With Mandrake though, it will be set to runlevel 5. Set it to 4, save and exit. Reboot and you will be in runlevel 4. To get to runlevel 5 just go:

Code:

kdm

Or:

Code:

startx

**eikotec** · 03-05-2005

so what level do i want it at for linuxs does eqwivalent

**dylunio** · 03-05-2005

Originally Posted by Dapper Dan

Set it to 4, save and exit. Reboot and you will be in runlevel 4.

I think in Mandrake runlevel 4 is no used, so use renlevel 3 instead, so the above phrase should be Set it to 3, save and exit. Reboot and you will be in runlevel 3.

dylunio

**dylunio** · 03-05-2005

Originally Posted by dylunio

Originally Posted by Dapper Dan

Set it to 4, save and exit. Reboot and you will be in runlevel 4.

I think in Mandrake runlevel 4 is no used, so use renlevel 3 instead, so the above phrase should be Set it to 3, save and exit. Reboot and you will be in runlevel 3.

dylunio

EDIT:

so what level do i want it at for linuxs does eqwivalent

read my above message, as well as DapperDan's

**eikotec** · 03-05-2005

it says warning changing a read file only

and It wont let me enter in the number

**flukey2005** · 03-05-2005

hi, i am having the same problem as you eikotex, i got the error of no screens found, how did you solve it?

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