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Gabriel
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Post subject: stop x server
Posted: Nov 11, 2008 - 04:58 AM
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| I'm trying to install the nvidia driver but it tells me I have to stop the X server. I dont know how. |
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cmost
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Posted: Nov 11, 2008 - 06:34 AM
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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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type at at command prompt (as root)
/etc/init.d/gdm stop
Once you install the driver, simply type (as root):
reboot
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/etc/init.d/gdm start
to restart the xserver.
Good luck! |
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arash-m
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Posted: Nov 11, 2008 - 08:15 PM
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or just type (as super user):
init 2
for getting back, type:
init 5 |
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aysabzevar
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Posted: Nov 12, 2008 - 02:48 AM
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Developer

Joined: Jul 25, 2007
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at 1st step:
press Ctrl + Alt + F1 keys together.
2nd:
login as root
3rd:
Quote:
type at at command prompt (as root)
/etc/init.d/gdm stop
Once you install the driver, simply type (as root):
reboot
or
/etc/init.d/gdm start
to restart the xserver.
Good luck!
or :
Quote:
or just type (as super user):
init 2
for getting back, type:
init 5
4th:
install your graphic accelerator driver and come back to X. |
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Gabriel
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Posted: Nov 12, 2008 - 03:56 AM
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| Thanks for the help everyone. I did it yesterday. Took a while but I figured it out. When will boss be planed to be released? Can I test it out? |
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aysabzevar
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Posted: Nov 12, 2008 - 04:56 AM
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arash-m
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Posted: Nov 12, 2008 - 05:21 AM
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| Be aware that Boss is buggy yet. |
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