Booting Slackware direct into GUI mode???

avols143 · 07-28-2006, 03:00 PM

Hello friends,
I installed Slacware 10.2 on my system and that was perfect. Now I just to start Slackware direct into GUI mode not into prompt mode. I mean it should direct start into Xwindow system. Now I have to start GUI mode using startx command. Is it possible??

Thanks for your reply

Old_Fogie · 07-28-2006, 03:06 PM

Hi avols,

Yes you can boot straight into the gui mode.

Just so that you are aware. Slackware defaults a fresh installation to run level "3" which is simply a boot prompt. At first I did not understand why, after using slackware for a few months now I see why and I actually like it.

Look in this thread here for "Going graphical" it will answer all of your questions on how to get to run level "4"

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=174447

Mr Marmmalade · 07-28-2006, 03:07 PM

Easy, open & edit /etc/inittab, change the runlevel value from 3 to 4.

Note; remember to change this back to runlevel 3 if/when you install new graphics drivers (e.g. nvidia ones), although that's just my method just to make recovery easier if graphics drivers have any issues.

EDIT: Old_Fogie beat me to it! I also like to then configure KDE for auto logins.

Chromezero · 07-28-2006, 03:10 PM

You certainly can. You just need to edit /etc/inittab. It should look something like this...

Code:

# 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:

The line "id:5:initdefault:" should be changed to 5. Or is it 4? I can't ever remember and I'm not on a Slack system atm. Basically, change it to whatever is listed there.

Edit: I thought I was typing fast and still got beat to the answer! By the way, it is run level 4 in Slackware.

TSquaredF · 07-28-2006, 03:35 PM

Alternatively, if you do not want to modify /etc/inittab, you can add a new default entry in your lilo.conf or grub menu.lst file.
The first two entries in my menu.lst are:

Code:

# (0) Slackware Current, /dev/hda2, GUI
  title Slackware Current (on /dev/hda2)
  kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro 4
 
# (1) Slackware Current, /dev/hda2, CL
  title Slackware Current (on /dev/hda2 - command line)
  kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro

Note the "4" at the end of the first stanza. This tells the system to start in GUI mode. If I want/need to go in on the CL, I can select the second option.
Regards,
Bill

Chromezero · 07-28-2006, 03:58 PM

Great suggestion TSquaredF. I'd never even thought of doing something like that. Nor was I aware that you could do that. Thanks for posting it.

Woodsman · 07-28-2006, 05:49 PM

Perhaps the following will help:

Configuring Slackware for a GUI Startup-Part I
Configuring Slackware for a GUI Startup-Part II
Configuring Slackware for a GUI and a Command Line Startup