Run level 5 w/out a monitor

robeb · 02-06-2003, 04:42 PM

I have VNC (3.3.6) server installed on my Red Hat 7.3 box and I would like to be able to remotely login from my laptop. I no longer have a monitored hooked up to that box so it boots into run level 3 instead of 5 and all I get is a command line when I try to remotely login via VNC. How can I setup my box so that I get GUI screen instead?

dorian33 · 02-06-2003, 05:08 PM

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How can I setup my box so that I get GUI screen instead?

change line
id:3:initdefault:
to
id:5:initdefault:
in /etc/inittab
but i do know nothing about vnc requirements in GUI mode

acid_kewpie · 02-06-2003, 05:45 PM

you do *not* want to boot to X for a vnc server, just add the server command you normally use to /etc/rc.local or a similar file. you say that you only get a command line in your vnc window? if that's what you mean then that's not true, no possible. you will simply haven't loaded a window manager, to do this specify a valid manager in .vnc/xstartup

farhan · 02-06-2003, 06:56 PM

wt i understod is that u have to configure ur X
run Xconfigurator
default runlevel must be 3 u should manually
startx
btw which vga do u got??

robeb · 02-06-2003, 07:07 PM

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change line
id:3:initdefault:
to
id:5:initdefault:

The run level is set to 5, I just think it changes to 3 during bootup because it doesn't detect a monitor

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you say that you only get a command line in your vnc window? if that's what you mean then that's not true, no possible

Possible or not that's what I get. It's like a remote login via telnet only encapsualted inside the java applet

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wt i understod is that u have to configure ur X
run Xconfigurator

But doesn't that require that I have a monitor attached? I'm trying to get the GUI over a network w/out a monitor attached to the remote box.

acid_kewpie · 02-07-2003, 03:35 AM

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Possible or not that's what I get. It's like a remote login via telnet only encapsualted inside the java applet

well if you get *anything* then you have loaded X. and like i said, not loaded a window manager