Slax os boots into text mode, i want GUI

Chrysolite7 · 08-01-2018, 01:32 PM

I have the latest slax os version on a bootable pendrive. It boots fine but goes into text mode, any help on how i can boot into gui mode? im using it on my old pc cpu =celeron , vga=64mb hdd=80Gig

fido_dogstoyevsky · 08-01-2018, 05:49 PM

Hi, and welcome to the forums.

Assuming you just want to avoid typing

Code:

startx

every time, edit the file /etc/inittab and change the line that looks like

Code:

id:3:initdefault:

to

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id:4:initdefault:

According to my notes (forgot the original reference) many other distros use runlevel 5 for their graphical login. In Slackware, runlevel 5 is identical to runlevel 3 (ie console boot).

If your're new to Linux, think about leaving it as it is for now because you may find fixing things easier if you ever break something in the GUI.

Edit: Just realised what was bugging me about your name - are you a Pratchett fan?

Chrysolite7 · 08-01-2018, 06:06 PM

When i type starx after log in in tells me error blah blah blah

fido_dogstoyevsky · 08-01-2018, 06:14 PM

Sorry, I read "Slax" as "Salix", which is based on Slackware.

What are the error messages?

Chrysolite7 · 08-01-2018, 06:22 PM

What i remember is "error and ram=0 cant blah blah blah. Dont remember the exact words though. The last time i tried running android RC2 on that same pc i had a blank screen. But the android rc2 worked on a different pc. DSL runs well on this pc, so i dont know why slax doesnt wanna work.

whansard · 08-01-2018, 10:02 PM

if startx isn't working, then changing the default runlevel will just make things worse. you'll need to know what your video card is, and make sure the drivers are installed for it.
i don't know if you actually typed starx or that was a typo. the command is "startx"

ondoho · 08-02-2018, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrysolite7

blah blah blah. Dont remember the exact words though.

in order to help you we need that information.
maybe also hardware specs.

Chrysolite7 · 08-02-2018, 08:19 AM

The pc is dell with celeron, ram 512mb 32bit processor,80gb hdd, vga=64mb intel video graphics vard on board. 2.6ghz cpu speed. Thats what i know about it.

fido_dogstoyevsky · 08-02-2018, 06:46 PM

"Is it switched on" type of question, but have you tried the pendrive in another PC?

ondoho · 08-03-2018, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

in order to help you we need that information.
maybe also hardware specs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrysolite7

The pc is dell with celeron, ram 512mb 32bit processor,80gb hdd, vga=64mb intel video graphics vard on board. 2.6ghz cpu speed. Thats what i know about it.

ok, so i requested two pieces of information, and got only the latter.
happens surprisingly often; it seems many online-dweller's brains work on a fifo principle, with a stack of only 32 bytes or so...

colorpurple21859 · 08-03-2018, 05:28 AM

At the slax menu, when you first turn on the computer, press the tab key add nomodeset to the end of the line hit enter. If that doesn't work then at the slax prompt copy the Xorg.0.log file to your usb with this:

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cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /run/initramfs/memory/data/

post the Xorg.0.log file. please use code tags or quote when posting the Xorg.0.log