Comments on: Ubuntu Linux shutdown the X server http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/ The Personal Blog of Vivek Gite Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roger http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/comment-page-1/#comment-11633 Roger Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:34:44 +0000 http://theos.in/ubuntu-shutdown-the-x-server.html#comment-11633 Hi, I also can't stop Gnome typing sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop The complete system then hangs for any reason. Come on, there are many ways to get it done, e.g. sudo gedit /etc/init.d/gdm Search for "start)". Change it to "dostart)". Save the file. shutdown -r now Bingo! Do your job and start x with sudo /etc/init.d/gdm dostart or simply try startx. Should work. sudo gedit /etc/init.d/gdm Search for "dostart)". Change it back to "start)". Save. Besides its not a bad idea to copy gdm to your desktop before this operation. Do it as root, so type sudo cp ... So you can copy it back if something bad has happened. Hi,
I also can’t stop Gnome typing
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
The complete system then hangs for any reason.
Come on, there are many ways to get it done, e.g.
sudo gedit /etc/init.d/gdm
Search for “start)”. Change it to “dostart)”. Save the file.
shutdown -r now
Bingo! Do your job and start x with
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm dostart
or simply try startx. Should work.
sudo gedit /etc/init.d/gdm
Search for “dostart)”. Change it back to “start)”. Save.
Besides its not a bad idea to copy gdm to your desktop before this operation. Do it as root, so type sudo cp … So you can copy it back if something bad has happened.

]]> By: Luc http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/comment-page-1/#comment-11607 Luc Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:19:43 +0000 http://theos.in/ubuntu-shutdown-the-x-server.html#comment-11607 thank you very much: after: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop I can stop X but can not login to my system any more. (I am certain that uname and passwd is correct but still fail). What might be the cause? thank you very much:
after:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
I can stop X but can not login to my system any more. (I am certain that uname and passwd is correct but still fail). What might be the cause?

]]> By: sunny dhabhai http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/comment-page-1/#comment-10956 sunny dhabhai Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:46:48 +0000 http://theos.in/ubuntu-shutdown-the-x-server.html#comment-10956 giving 'gdm stop' sometimes dont work since X server still running just do like this pass 'gdm stop' in grapical mode a blue window saying X is running at display :0 whatever; dont press yes or knw let it be press alt+f1 >login root now to stop X server delete running process pic localted at : rm /tmp/.X0 (xserver is at zero ,you can find it at /tmp/.X then tab to find whrer display running after deleting this file you are done !! cd /tmp ( contain running pids of all process running ) then rm .X press tab its like .X0 in my box delete it giving ‘gdm stop’ sometimes dont work since X server still running
just do like this
pass ‘gdm stop’ in grapical mode a blue window saying X is running at display :0 whatever; dont press yes or knw let it be press
alt+f1
>login root
now to stop X server delete running process pic localted at :
rm /tmp/.X0 (xserver is at zero ,you can find it at /tmp/.X then tab to find whrer display running
after deleting this file you are done !!

cd /tmp ( contain running pids of all process running )
then
rm .X press tab its like .X0 in my box
delete it

]]> By: Arun http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/comment-page-1/#comment-10245 Arun Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:59:50 +0000 http://theos.in/ubuntu-shutdown-the-x-server.html#comment-10245 Ubuntu 8.10, when you are Grub loader menu, you can choose to run the Ubuntu in diagnostic Mode. So the X server is not started. You directly land at the root, $ pwd $ /root $cd / $cd ---> go the directory where you have stored the NVIDIA*.run file $sh NVIDIA*.run Now you should be able to see the NVIDIA setup ... follow instructions and it is done :) I got strange problem after I installed the NVIDIA driver. When I booted into Ubuntu ... the NVIDIA logo came ... that was fine ... I entered my user/pass at gui interface ... But then my screen suddenly turned BLACK ... No Display ... Ctrl+Alt+F7 bought back the GUI display ... I am afraid I have to do it every time ... Any isead why it gave me Blank Screen ! - Arun Ubuntu 8.10, when you are Grub loader menu, you can choose to run the Ubuntu in diagnostic Mode.
So the X server is not started.
You directly land at the root,
$ pwd
$ /root
$cd /
$cd —> go the directory where you have stored the NVIDIA*.run file
$sh NVIDIA*.run

Now you should be able to see the NVIDIA setup … follow instructions and it is done :)

I got strange problem after I installed the NVIDIA driver. When I booted into Ubuntu … the NVIDIA logo came … that was fine … I entered my user/pass at gui interface …
But then my screen suddenly turned BLACK … No Display …
Ctrl+Alt+F7 bought back the GUI display … I am afraid I have to do it every time … Any isead why it gave me Blank Screen !

- Arun

]]> By: manu http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/comment-page-1/#comment-9693 manu Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:02:12 +0000 http://theos.in/ubuntu-shutdown-the-x-server.html#comment-9693 I might be late in replying but sdshields when you get the text on the screen you need to press alt + f1 or any other function key to go to a console. Then you can login from there. I might be late in replying but sdshields when you get the text on the screen you need to press alt + f1 or any other function key to go to a console. Then you can login from there.

]]> By: sdshields http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/comment-page-1/#comment-9627 sdshields Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:37:29 +0000 http://theos.in/ubuntu-shutdown-the-x-server.html#comment-9627 Using Ubuntu 8.04, when I type sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop, it doesn't drop to a command prompt. It drops to some text on the screen, but the prompt never shows. cntr-alt-del stops gnome and restarts the PC. Using Ubuntu 8.04, when I type sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop, it doesn’t drop to a command prompt. It drops to some text on the screen, but the prompt never shows. cntr-alt-del stops gnome and restarts the PC.

]]> By: galdir http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/comment-page-1/#comment-8073 galdir Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:52:07 +0000 http://theos.in/ubuntu-shutdown-the-x-server.html#comment-8073 maybe these dificulties are because ubuntu is using upstart... Im learning somethings about that maybe these dificulties are because ubuntu is using upstart… Im learning somethings about that

]]> By: bill kress http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/comment-page-1/#comment-7511 bill kress Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:44:44 +0000 http://theos.in/ubuntu-shutdown-the-x-server.html#comment-7511 Thank you, that feels like a huge weight off my shoulders :) It worked and I think I understand that the rcn.d system isn't as scary as I thought. One correction, I think you meant for me to remove the gdm entry from rc2.d? What was the telinit change? Does that mean default to runlevel 3 instead of 2? If so, I noticed some differences in other runlevels (4&5), are these levels just unused? Thanks again, Bill Thank you, that feels like a huge weight off my shoulders :)

It worked and I think I understand that the rcn.d system isn’t as scary as I thought.

One correction, I think you meant for me to remove the gdm entry from rc2.d?

What was the telinit change? Does that mean default to runlevel 3 instead of 2? If so, I noticed some differences in other runlevels (4&5), are these levels just unused?

Thanks again,

Bill

]]> By: vivek http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/comment-page-1/#comment-7448 vivek Mon, 28 May 2007 15:56:36 +0000 http://theos.in/ubuntu-shutdown-the-x-server.html#comment-7448 Bill, try init 3 command: <code>sudo telinit 3</code> You can fix this problem by editing /etc/event.d/rc-default file Goto /etc/rc3.d and remove gdm entry <code>sudo rm *gdm*</code> Open vi /etc/event.d/rc-default <code>sudo vi /etc/event.d/rc-default</code> Find all lines read as - <strong>telinit 2</strong> and replace with <strong>telinit 3</strong> <code>telinit 3</code> Close and save the file. Reboot system. Bill,

try init 3 command:
sudo telinit 3

You can fix this problem by editing /etc/event.d/rc-default file
Goto /etc/rc3.d and remove gdm entry
sudo rm *gdm*
Open vi /etc/event.d/rc-default
sudo vi /etc/event.d/rc-default

Find all lines read as – telinit 2 and replace with telinit 3
telinit 3

Close and save the file. Reboot system.

]]> By: bill kress http://theos.in/news/ubuntu-linux-shutdown-the-x-server/comment-page-1/#comment-7436 bill kress Mon, 28 May 2007 05:29:13 +0000 http://theos.in/ubuntu-shutdown-the-x-server.html#comment-7436 This is driving me nuts. Why did ubuntu mess with runlevels??? On every other system I've ever used, runlevel 1 was single user, 3 was multi-user and 5 was GUI. Now it's like there is only 1 and 5. I've never figured out a way to get into multi-user console mode. I tried your suggestion: bill@bill-laptop-LT:~/scripts$ sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop * Stopping GNOME Display Manager... [ OK ] The reason I could paste that is because it's still there and I'm still running, absolutely nothing happened. This is an extremely annoying flaw in an otherwise pretty good system, but whoever decided it would be just so neat to mess with the runlevels should have svn commit rights revoked for life. This is driving me nuts. Why did ubuntu mess with runlevels???

On every other system I’ve ever used, runlevel 1 was single user, 3 was multi-user and 5 was GUI.

Now it’s like there is only 1 and 5. I’ve never figured out a way to get into multi-user console mode.

I tried your suggestion:

bill@bill-laptop-LT:~/scripts$ sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop
* Stopping GNOME Display Manager… [ OK ]

The reason I could paste that is because it’s still there and I’m still running, absolutely nothing happened.

This is an extremely annoying flaw in an otherwise pretty good system, but whoever decided it would be just so neat to mess with the runlevels should have svn commit rights revoked for life.

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