[CentOS] Fun with CentOS and Windows

[Bob Chiodini]

Mark Hull-Richter wrote:
>>
>> Just hit www.nvidia.com and get their binary driver.
>>
>>     
> I thought of that, but their new driver refuses to install unless I halt
> the X server, and I don't know how to do that yet.  I tried a terminal
> session, but it's no different.
>
> Thanks.
>
>   
While in a terminal window enter init 3, as root.  This should stop X. 
Or you could boot with a 3 (runlevel) at the end of the kernel command line.

Bob...