Re: X

["Zachary Florian" <icthusianz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

sweet, so anyhow i would have tried the 'linux 3' thing but yeah for now i
wanted to just use a CLI, call me somewhat a sado-masochist, but hey i miss
the old CLI from DOS and this is much better so...

ok, so i got it to go into (i guess it's) runlevel 3 evertime now and ignore
that wonderous Xwindows system (it's not too bad, but i can relate to people
who are using a GUI for the first time now... it's a little overwhelming
when you have no generic idea how the OS operates (as i do from win--
because of my old DOS days) anyhow when i have more time i'll play with X,
for now it's CLI all the way!)

anyhow here's my new question... is there any sort of (for lack of a more
appropriate term) web-browser that'll work in CLI? that would display of
course color and formatting as that's what i'm really after... the reason i
ask is that it'd be cool to be able to write some nice .html documents in
Linux and be able to generically view them without copying to disk and over
to the other comp... the reason i'm not running X right now is that i still
haven't gotten the mouse to work... i pulled all my non-essential cards out
(video only one in) and tried it and it still didn't work... perhaps
tomorrow i'll be able to rumage and try some more things... anyhow i found
that i cannot navigate through X without a mouse, and also with only 16mb
RAM it is a hair on the slow side to boot up when it needs to boot to X...

anyhow i'm more comfortable moving around in the CLI (it just is easier to
play with for me) and i was wondering if there are any .html viewers that'll
show off colors and maybe pictures (or at least blank boxes) that i could
use...

thanks

oh yeah, i played with pico a little bit... i like it's simplicity... thanks
for the suggestion!


> Bruce, as usual, delivers accurate information in a timely fashion!
>
> Here are a few things I'd like to add:
>
> From the LILO boot prompt, you can enter 'linux 3' to go into runlevel
3--the
> CLI(it'll go back to whatever the default is after the next reboot).
>
> Also, from a command line (use CTRL-ALT-F[1..6] to get there) you can type
'init
> 3' to switch to runlevel 3.  (Once again, this will go right back after
another
> reboot).
>
> I like to use these options as temporary ways to take control over the
system.  If
> you're looking for a permanent fix, definitely use the method bruce
described.
>
> You can also run Xconfigurator.  This will let you set up X, test it, and
then it
> will ask if you want X to start at boot time.
>
>
> Bruce Smith wrote:
>
> > If your running Redhat, you can edit /etc/inittab and change the line:
> >
> > id:5:initdefault:
> >
> >     to:
> >
> > id:3:initdefault:
> >
> >     (see the comments in the file)
> >
> > In graphical mode, you should be able get to a console login prompt by
> > pressing  CTRL-ALT-F1  (where F1 can be F1 - F6)  --  ALT-F7 to return.
> >
> > If you're looking for a simple command line text editor, try "pico".
>