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Re: SL 5.5, installing nVidia display driver
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"Randal T. Rioux" <[log in to unmask]>
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Randal T. Rioux
Date:
Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:06:37 -0400
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On 04/24/2011 01:36 PM, Timmy Siu wrote:
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> (1) How do I exit to the command prompt from the Gnome login gateway of
> SL 5.5?

Just login, and in a terminal window enter "init 3" as root. That will
exit X (entering runlevel 3).

> (2) How do I return to the Gnome login gateway of SL 5.5 after I have
> successfully installed the nvidia display driver? :-P

Reboot (nVidia drivers have some kernel action).

For the record, you can change the /etc/inittab file to do this
permanently (the 'startx' command will start Gnome/X.

Randy

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