Upstart replaced inittab:
http://upstart.ubuntu.com/

All the things that you used to have in the /etc/inittab is ported to
upstart's /etc/event.d/.

It might take some of time to get used to the way upstart manage things in
your computer, For example, the settings for 'tty3' is located in
'/etc/event.d/tty3' if you need to change it's parameter, and rc scripts on
rc*.


But you can simply enter:

# init 3

if X is still running:

# ps -ef |grep X

or

# pkill X

You should then be able to do whatever you need!
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 10:36 AM, AZ Rune <arizona.rune@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have been trying to edit my "inittab" file in /etc so I can boot to run
> level 3 and install the nvidia driver on my XPS M1730 but even with hidden
> files showing I can't find it?!?!%#$!
> Grrrrr  :-(
> I tried going to System > Administration > Hardware drivers and while it
> shows me the driver 1.73 and 1.80 each time I try to enable them I get and
> error that displays just a red dot with a white line and no text.
> I have the shell installer for the latest driver and just want to run it
> that way outside of X to fix this.  Oh and CTRL+ALT+F3 to get to a TTY and
> trying to SU my way to root fails because the shell notices X is not
> actually closed.
> Help
> Brian
>
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