Removing Fedora Core login screen

[crAss]

yea i'd wanna know how to switch it to just starting a terminal instead of that fancy *** fedora core login screen cause i need to install my nvidia drivers and theres no way to do it cause i cant get anything without X id also like to know how to bring it back after im done

[rbrimhall]

Search First/Ask Second (http://www.fedorafaq.org/custom_nvidia.html)

Straight from Nvidia in their README (ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-6629/README.txt)


Click on the above links

[BaVinic]

you need to edit your /boot/grub/grub.conf file as root

remove all references to rhgb and the fedora graphic will be gone.

BaVinic

[rbrimhall]

I think they are referring to GDM Login... not the graphical boot but I may be mistaken...

[BaVinic]

Originally posted by lupin_the_3rd
I think they are referring to GDM Login... not the graphical boot but I may be mistaken...

You are right, kind of.

anyway,

you need to edit /etc/inittab as root, change your default run level to 3 ( text boot) save and reboot

after you install your nvidia drivers, you edit it again and change it back to 5 ( gui boot)

if you are running FC3, there are some extra steps you are going to need to take to get the nvidia drivers to work.

PM me if this is the case and I will walk you through it.

BaVinic

[rbrimhall]

Why do you need to edit inittab? telinit 3 would bring X down without editing anything, right?

[BaVinic]

Originally posted by lupin_the_3rd
Why do you need to edit inittab? telinit 3 would bring X down without editing anything, right?

yes, it would, but I think that is the easy way out :)


BaVinic