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   Subject: Re: A basic gnome problem   
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   Agree.   
      
   Press CNTR + ALT + F1 (or F2...F6) and login on the text console.   
      
   A short and definitive NVIDIA guide with guarantee:   
   http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1997908#post1997908   
      
      
   // moma   
       http://www.futuredesktop.org <-- more about Buntu.   
      
      
   SINNER wrote:   
   > * Seaside Peter wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   >> I've googled this, but can't find a solution.   
   >    
   >> Using Edgy with Gnome. I want to stop the X server to install the nvidia   
   >> drivers. If I do ctrl-alt-backspace I am presented with a black screen   
   >> and a flashing cursor - no login prompt. And no keyboard input is   
   >> accepted. The same if I do sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop.   
   >    
   >> Am I making a basic error in terminology, or is something wrong with my   
   >> installation? And how else do I stop X and get into a terminal through   
   >> which I can install the nvidia drivers?   
   >    
   >> Help appreciated as always.   
   >    
   > No help, just a point of reference:   
   >    
   > The same happens in Dapper (to me). It is something I have been trying   
   > to figure out as well. Out of curiosity, what happens if you try to   
   > switch to a console using CTL + ALT + [F2-F6]? F1 is the console that   
   > usually reports on stdout from the X session running on F7 (use the   
   > above combo with F7 to return to X)   
   >    
   > The combo does not work for me. I have not figured out a way to kill the   
   > GUI and still have a useable system under Ubuntu.   
   >    
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