Kill server X

[Joker]

I need to compile the latest nvidia drivers, so i need to exit server x first

i have tried

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killall gnome-session

but gnome just keeps restarting.

How would i kill server x?

[JOHNNYG]

try this

press ctrl+alt+F1 to go to tty1

Log in, enter password etc.

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop "Do whatever you need to do" sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

[Moebius]

Hi joker,
If needed, try following this post: viewtopic.php?f=62&t=3908&start=70

Cheers.

[Cell]

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    sudo service gdm stop

[DarkChild]

Here are old installation step i posted in the Ultimate Edition 2.3 thread. You can use it as a guide, but please replace the following lines that suites your driver.

If you trying to install Nvidia drivers that you've downloaded from the NVidia site, please follow the guided info provided below;

First thing first, your going to download the driver from nvidia site then and save it to your desktop, then log out of the system. When your at the login screen, hold "Ctrl + Alt + F2" to bring up console/text mode. Login as root user. Type "cd Desktop" then hit enter, then "sudo killall gdm" then press enter, then "sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.14-pkg1.run" or "sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-185.18.14-pkg2.run" for x64 driver. Follow the on screen information to complete the installation!!

Please replace the driver name/lines with yours as i just used those for example!!

[Joker]

none of the steps worked,
service gdm does not even exist

i just did kill process using PID

PID of gnome-session

[Cell]

Then something is goofy with your system...Ubuntu recommends the service stop command in karmic now to kill x.


Are you not running Gnome?

[Joker]

ok here is the fix,
in Ubuntu 9.10 thing are different
all you have to do is
press Ctrl+Alt+F1
then log-in and
run this command in terminal to kill the gnome x server

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sudo killall -g gdm-binary


[Admin-Amir]

Hello Joker.


Try pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1, then login and type

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sudo killall gdm

. That should be enough. When you want to login back to Gnome, type

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sudo /etc/init.d/gdm

or

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sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

[Joker]

Hello Joker.


Try pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1, then login and type

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sudo killall gdm

. That should be enough. When you want to login back to Gnome, type

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sudo /etc/init.d/gdm

or

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sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

why are you posting things that dont work

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joker@joker-desktop:~$ sudo killall gdm
[sudo] password for joker:
gdm: no process found


i already posted a fix, do you even test things before you post