http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540579 Summary: Switch from init 5 to init 3 do not kill X server Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.2 Version: Milestone 7 Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: X.Org AssignedTo: bnc-team-xorg-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: andrea@opensuse.org QAContact: xorg-maintainer-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com Found By: --- As Title.... run pc to init 5 (default) i need to stop X server to be able to install nvidia drivers i type as root into tty1 shell the command "init 3" that should stop X server X server is still running, tty7 (ctrl+alt+f7) still have my X session open here "init 3" ouput: INIT: Switching to runlevel: 3 Boot logging started on /dev/tty1(/dev/console) at Sun Sep 20 23:27:26 2009 Master Resource Control: previous runlevel: 5 switching to runlevel: 3 Shutting down service kdm DONE /etc/ini.d/earlyxdm: line 78: /etc/syslog.conf: No such file or directory Shutting down service kdm DONE Master Resource Control: run level 3 has been reached i can actually install nvidia drivers using "killall xdm" command -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.