[HELP] Boot into console

[Cool4]

Hi everyone, i was trying to install my nvidia drivers and the readme said to kill X before installing by editing /etc/inittab so i did, but i put a '#' (comment) in the wrong place (last line of the file). I should've checked this topic before doing such a dumb thing :blush:

Anyway, now how can I boot into the console to solve this problem?

Thanks in advance!

[Knight']

I guess you need to remove XDM from booting, I figure you run a graphical logon? Also edit your /etc/rc.conf and comment out the relevent bit. That way X won't run on startup.

[Cool4]

my problem is to figure out how to use the console to edit files :s

[Lechio]

use a console based text editor like nano, pico, vi (...)

u do: nano /etc/inittab

make changes to the file exit and save with CTRL+X

[Knight']

Well, you could boot with a liveCD and chroot into your environment?

[Cool4]

yep i can boot, but i don't have a live cd.

[markwolfe Veteran]

Well, can you boot into any sort of login prompt?

Secondly, can you log in?

If so, then you should be able to re-edit whatever got messed-up.

[Knight']

What exactly is going wrong with your system, can you bring X up? Does GDM crash?

?

[Cool4]

when booting the system freezes after the loading bar is complete

[GameOverRob]

bummer can't you do a simple system restore or sumthin?

[Cool4]

Just solved the problem i didn't knew that you could type ctrl+alt+Fx to make the switch to a console while booting :blush:

I got the problem solved now, thanks everyone for your help ;)

[kyro]

real men use vi.