Keep console from blanking edit /etc/rc.local Add setterm -blank 0 above exit 0

Stop X from starting up Edit /etc/default/grub with your favorite editor, eg: nano:

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Find out this line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash”

Change it to:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”text”

Update Grub:

sudo update-grub

you can start X by typing startx

Performance: mount /nsm on separate disk