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   From: SINNER <99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid>   
   Subject: Re: A basic gnome problem   
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   Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:29:36 GMT   
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   * jellybean stonerfish wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   > On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:42:08 +0000, SINNER wrote:   
      
      
   >> I performed the command (telinit 2) in a virtual terminal under Gnome    
   >> (gnome-terminal) The screen scrolled madly for pages with nothing but the    
   >> prompt repeating itself. The CPU fan kicked on and CPU went to 100%.    
   >> Eventually X was killed and I was stuck at a blank screen. NIC card's    
   >> light was still on (wireless) and the HD stopped doing its thing. I had    
   >> to reboot as CTL+ALT + F1 - F6 yielded no results.   
      
   >> I cant check the runlevel command ATM as I am not home. Will check    
   >> tonight and report back.   
      
   > To go to single user mode use   
   > telinit 1   
      
   Not Working.   
      
   > Then after doing all your system repairs go back to runlevel 2   
   > telinit 2   
      
   What repairs? I just want to switch to a console.   
      
   [06:22 PM][J:0][sinner@~]$ runlevel   
   N 2   
      
   I have made no changes to /etc/inittab since the install.   
      
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