[ale] How do I get to run level 3? Ubuntu 6.10

[Brad Peters]

Are you installing the official Nvidia drivers?  What you can try is this:

CTRL-ALT-F1 to get to a prompt

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop to stop the display manager and X

Execute the installer and upon successful completion:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

I'm not in front of my Ubuntu machine at the moment, but that should take
care of it.  Here's a link to a decent thread on Ubuntuforums.org that
should help you out as well.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=336412&highlight=nvidia+drivers

Brad

On Wed, March 28, 2007 1:20 pm, Jim wrote:
> Or maybe the question is how come run level 3 brings up X.
>
> I'm running ubuntu 6.10 and trying to install the Nvidia drivers.  It
> says "you are running X and I can't install until stop X" or words to
> that effect, so I ctrl-alt-f1 and telinit 3.  Pretty much nothing
> happens.  X is still running.
>
> So I telinit 1 and get into single user.  Nvidia says "Caution this
> might not work, init 3 or telinit 3" or words to that effect.  OK so I
> do.  Pop! up comes X.
>
> I guess I could killall X but what's the use of run levels if they don't
> work as expected? Am I missing something?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim.
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