x does not start

intellscreen · 10-26-2003, 01:04 PM

i have used linux for about a week and i started to like it. but when i tried to config the vsftp server i think i edited a wrong file. i can not start linux at all now.

i have linux redhat 9. it starts x automaticly. when x starts it try's to change resolution(the screen go's of for a sec.) but it does not sucseed. it try's it about 3 times goes to the normal linux terminal login. stays there for half a sec and then it starts from the begin i can not do a thing.

does anybody know a solution?

kasperhans · 10-26-2003, 01:44 PM

edit your bootconfig and change the runlevel so rh wont start x by default i think on red hat it was telinit 4 for text based boot without x so you can edit your failure

Nimoy · 10-26-2003, 03:21 PM

Text login on redhat is Runlevel 3

Nimoy · 10-26-2003, 03:23 PM

Start in rescue mode

start mc

go into etc

open initab by pressing F4

Find the bit below:

# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
# 1 - Single user mode
# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
# 3 - Full multiuser mode
# 4 - unused
# 5 - X11
# 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:3:initdefault: <----- This line probably needs to be changed from 5 to 3

intellscreen · 11-02-2003, 07:20 AM

thanx

Nimoy · 11-02-2003, 11:00 AM

You are most welcome - And remember you too can make a huge difference by solving somebody else's problem