Dumb question- how do I get to the command line without X running?

Hi,
As per the title please... I need to rerun Xorg -configure, but cannot for the life of me figure out how to shut down X and get to a command line
Thanks

Bes wrote:
Ctl alt and backspace just takes me out to the login screen.. from there I can't get to the terminal without X running.
Ctrl Alt F5 gets me to the command line, but I can't kill the X server
Thanks though
so with ctrl+alt+f5 you're at the console
log in if you need to, then
ps ax | grep gdm
4441 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary
4442 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary
4444 tty7 SLs+ 3:38 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth
6633 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep gdm
kill 4444
the above example assumes gdm is your login manager so substitute whatever you're using, and you can kill the other instances of gdm (in my example processes 4441 and 4442 but don't waste your time on the grep process 6633
now redo your X config
(actually you could run this from a terminal from within X and it should have the same effect of dropping you back to console
Last edited by tj (2008-04-20 09:36:15)

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