NVidia Debian thread

[Bob Hemus]

I finally got around to screwing with my NVidia driver and have a
problem.  Sure seems there was an easy way to switch from runninh x11 to
a command line with our buggering up the etc/init.d/xfree86-common file
in the start up.  I just can't find it in the Debian manual or by
googling.  When I tried the /home/bob# 
	sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9631-pkg1.run
I get this error.  I had all of the x windows closed, but cannot
remember how to temporarily shut down the x11 server.  Or reading the
INSTALLING THE NVIDIA DRIVER in the README.

sh NVIDIA-LinuxERROR: You appear to be running an X server; please exit
X before installing.  For
         further details, please see the section INSTALLING THE NVIDIA
DRIVER in the
         README available on the Linux driver download page at
www.nvidia.com.
Thanks for every body's help and pastience.
Bob
PS Gotta quit now.  Wife is getting mean.  Try again tomorrow.