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So I installed Linux . . . .

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LordMorpheus

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And I love it. I am using RedHat 9, and boy was that an upgrade over XP. I am OK with computers but by no means a coder or programmer, so its a little tough, but installation was a breeze, it set up a flawless dual boot with a few clicks (!). A friend of mine is helping me get used to it and getting WineX up to speed so I can move stuff to my linux partition and slowly phase windows out of my computer. I look forward to it.


Also, I am proud to report that I managed to crash Linux. I was try to get out of X, but each time i did it would start it again in 5 seconds or so, and I got pissed and hit cntrl-alt-backspace while it was loading X . . . and it still worked . . . until the fourth or fifth time I did that. Hehehe.
 
Originally posted by: LordMorpheusAlso, I am proud to report that I managed to crash Linux. I was try to get out of X, but each time i did it would start it again in 5 seconds or so, and I got pissed and hit cntrl-alt-backspace while it was loading X . . . and it still worked . . . until the fourth or fifth time I did that. Hehehe.
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Heh, next time try ctrl-alt-1.
 
ctrl+alt+backspace should not 'break X', nothing is open for writing so nothing should be damaged. Although if you have a sh!tty video card or drivers you may need a reboot to 'reset' them.
 
Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
And I love it. I am using RedHat 9, and boy was that an upgrade over XP. I am OK with computers but by no means a coder or programmer, so its a little tough, but installation was a breeze, it set up a flawless dual boot with a few clicks (!). A friend of mine is helping me get used to it and getting WineX up to speed so I can move stuff to my linux partition and slowly phase windows out of my computer. I look forward to it.


Also, I am proud to report that I managed to crash Linux. I was try to get out of X, but each time i did it would start it again in 5 seconds or so, and I got pissed and hit cntrl-alt-backspace while it was loading X . . . and it still worked . . . until the fourth or fifth time I did that. Hehehe.
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I'd be doing the same thing as you, but I'm a gamer so it's impossible for me.
 
Originally posted by: wizardLRU
Originally posted by: LordMorpheusAlso, I am proud to report that I managed to crash Linux. I was try to get out of X, but each time i did it would start it again in 5 seconds or so, and I got pissed and hit cntrl-alt-backspace while it was loading X . . . and it still worked . . . until the fourth or fifth time I did that. Hehehe.
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Heh, next time try ctrl-alt-1.
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I too am trying to entire the command line in redhat to no avail. I am using it through vmware, so in order to install vmware tools I need x to be off.

lil' help?
 
If the graphical login is the first thing you see when you boot Linux (after the OS loads, of course), then you are running on runlevel 5. You'll need to run on runlevel 3. You can specify runlevel 3 at boot in grub or lilo (type 'linux 3' at the boot prompt) OR you can terminate the graphical interface after your system has booted. To do this, run '/sbin/telinit 3' as the root user (it may be wise to already be in command-line mode before running this command). You can always restart the graphical login manager via '/sbin/telinit 5' as root).

-SUO
 
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