On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 05:45 +0530, Sudev Barar wrote: > On 17/08/06, Philip Wyett <philipwyett at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > [SNIP] > > * Download the .run driver file to a location of your choosing. > > * Obtain root privileges using 'su -' and entering the root password. > > * Open and edit '/etc/inittab' with your preferred editor and change > > the line: > > > > id:5:initdefault: > > > > to > > > > id:3:initdefault: > > > > This will change your runlevel from 5 (graphical) to 3 (text). Save > > the changes and exit the editor. > > > > * Reboot your machine. > [SNIP] > > * Now back at the prompt, type 'exit' to logout from the root account. > > * Do the three finger salute i.e. 'Ctrl + Alt + Delete' to reboot. > > > [SNIP] > > Excellent howto but.. > > Are the two reboots needed? Why not stop gdm/kdm/whatever from console > while logged in as root and do the install and edits and then again > restart. You can simply do this by giving command "telinit 3" while > logged in as root from "Alt+Ctl+f1" (console 1) and again "telinit 5" > to restart. > > or am I going wrong somewhere? As I explained you can use telinit, but for me it's just a preference not to and I feel the method I used is easier for new comers who really don't need the shortcuts so early in their Linux lives. Regards Phil