how to start gdm at boot?

ChaosX2 · 10-09-2001, 12:35 AM

how do I get gdm to start automatically on boot?

acid_kewpie · 10-09-2001, 04:03 AM

change the line in /etc/inittab

# 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:5:initdefault:

it's that last 5 that defines it, yours should be set to 3 i'd guess

ChaosX2 · 10-09-2001, 04:06 PM

No that is what mine is set to. The problem is when I use XWin32 my linuxbox does not show up for a XDMCP query until I telnet to it and run gdm

acid_kewpie · 10-09-2001, 04:43 PM

what's that got to do with your first question? :-s

well, as far as xwin32 goes, i've no idea.
does gdm start on the machine itself? i guess you could just add the command to /etc/rc.local or something

ChaosX2 · 10-09-2001, 08:24 PM

I think i have it figured out. Your previous post helped thanks what I need to do is have the default window manager be gnome. I think if I change that everything will be cool. Thanks again.