mdg Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 I'm having some trouble getting something simple done. I want to experiment with vi and I want it to be in a text only black full screen (like the dos prompt, for those who remember) I would like to be able to type something in a console and get to this stage, but the things I've tried haven't worked eg init 3 in console I'm using lilo with graphics and autologin. If I disable autologin and use lilo text menu, I still have the graphical splashscreen How do I get a full black screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Ctrl-Alt-F2 should get you to a Virtual Terminal login. If not, try Ctrl-Alt-F3, etc. Once you get there and login, you can type: clear to get rid of the penguin. Ctrl-Alt-F7 should bring you back to your WindowManager/Desktop (if not, try other combinations as above). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdg Posted May 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Thanks Steve, that was exactly what I wanted. Quick and simple :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JaseP Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 For future reference it's called a console screen. Equating Linux command line with DOS is like calling "chocolate flavering" chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtweidmann Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 The other option is when booting choose failsafe, and one of the options it gives you is to not start X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdg Posted May 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 I tried failsafe, but it came up with the graphical bootsplash and I couldn't figute out how to get to the black "dos mode" screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qnr Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 Steve showed you how to get to a virtual console from X, but you also brought this up: I'm using lilo with graphics and autologin. If I disable autologin and use lilo text menu, I still have the graphical splashscreen How do I get a full black screen? If you want to boot to runlevel 3, then you need to change this line in /etc/inittab: id: to id: You can also do it on a case by case basis when you boot, generally by giving a command such as linux 3 at the lilo boot prompt, or linux-2.5.65 3 -- what you need to type is distro specific, so you'll need to find the mandrake way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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