Need some really simple help (complete Linux newbie)

This hasn't really anything to do with linux programming, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
I just installed Red Hat 7.1 on my computer (it was just a couple of minutes ago) and I have a quite embarrasing problem right now. The thing is, I happened to chose "Start Gnome on startup" while installing. Now when I'm inside Gnome I can't figure out how to return to text mode. :o
When I try to log out the only options I have are halt, reboot and logout (which simply produces a dialog box for logging in again).
I've searched through the entire help files supplied with Gnome and I can't find anything about this, nor anything about unselecting to start Gnome in the beginning.
How do I do this?

ctrl + alt + f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, or f6 ---to get a login terminal from X
alt + f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, or f6 to switch between logins
alt + f7 to return to X

Hmm..Totally stop X? What I would do with a new installation like yours, is just reinstall Linux totally. Now, if you just want console, just open a console window. :)

there's no reason to reinstall anything. i gave him the correct answer. those commands do not stop X.

yeah, but if he doesn't want x on at all...

I mean until he explicitly types "startx"

Well, I do want X, but I want text mode too. And having thought twice I don't want X to start every time I boot the computer.
Surely there must be some way to remove that option (starting gnome on startup)?

Hi,

I've never used RedHat myself, but there must be a main config file that includes a setting for your startup level. If you set that one to a value for console, it should work. I can't tell you where that file is located on a RedHat system and how it's called, but it must be there :) It doesn't have anythin' to do with the Gnome windowmanager, it's the basic config file for the RedHat Linux system. Have a look at the manual...

I'd guess it's in the /etc directory like on most other Linux distributions. Under a SuSE Linux it's "rc.config" for example.

Well, just have a look ;)

aloa
cody

Never mind, I found it myself. Just needed to change the inittab file.

I think XConfigurator can set it to start or not at bootup. I've never had this problem, because I reinstall Linux all the time, because I always find ways to screw things up. :D

Did you change the default runlevel from the /etc/inittab?

Yep