Exit X server

[Conon]

Hello,
I was trying to install nvidia drivers and then it said that i had to exit X server.
I found some answers at Google.One of the documentation which i found it was saying that i had to change the runlevel in this file "vi /etc/inittab" "id:5:initdefault:" to "id:3:initdefault:".Then it was telling that when i saved it, and i restart my computer then istead of logging into graphical interface, i will only see console but i logged again into graphical interface.My changes at /etc/inittab were fine that is it was id:3:initdefault:.
What i have to do??
Thanks

[aliov]

wish distro you use ? you can install the nvidia driver without changing the runlevel just press CTL+ALT+F1 and login as root then kill your X server , most probably your X manager is gdm or kdm you can see what is by typing ps x and then killall gdm or killall kdm , also you can kill a process by it's id like kill (id) , the id is what you see in ps x.

Regards.

[Conon]

I have Debian

[aliov]

so it's gdm , changing the default inittab should do the job but in any case you can kill you window manager .

Regards.

[Conon]

Thanks a lot aliov i will try it later.
I am new to linux and i am curius why when i change runleve(whatever is that ) it doesnt start with console??

[aliov]

for me this is very strange ! because the runnlevel 3 should goes in non graphical mode and console mode !

Regards.

[devils casper]

Highlight Debian title in GRUB Menu and press 'e'. Select 'kernel' line and press 'e' again. Add <space> single at the end of line and hit 'Enter' key Press 'b'. Debian will boot up in Single User Command Line mode.
OR
Boot up as normal with GUI and press Alt+Ctrl+F1. Log in and execute this

su
/etc/init.d/gdm stop

EDIT:

I am new to linux and i am curius why when i change runleve(whatever is that ) it doesnt start with console??

Which version of Debian do you have?

[Conon]

how can i found which version of Debian i have??

[devils casper]

Execute this

ls /etc/*release*

Check the contents of files from the list using cat <filename> command.

[Conon]

Execute this

ls /etc/*release*

Check the contents of files from the list using cat <filename> command.

this code doesnt work(ls /etc/*release* no such file or directory)