With the new xorg and kernel in Slackware-current, I wanted to know if it is possible to set up two entries in LILO;

-one in which Slackware boots to the console, you see all the kernel messages and end up at the login prompt,
-another in which Slackware boots like modern distributions with KDM/GDM?

I remember when Mandriva (I think it was Mandriva) linux had introduced it's speedboot setup, in which it would load KDM/GDM (the log-in screen) as soon as it can, and then the desktop, while the rest of the system boots. I just remember seeing an article on Mandriva's speedboot a couple months ago, so I might be a little outdated on my knowledge of this boot technique.

I apologize for seeming to want to modernize slackware, I tried switching to Mandriva, but I was so used to Slacking that I found it hard to switch.

Thanks for any info.

~David

Just add 'init 4' to an extra entry to have it boot to GUI login. But this is not the same as speed-boot. That depends on many changes to the kernel, applications and init routines to make boot-times lower.

Perhaps the following will help:

Configuring Slackware for a GUI and a Command Line Startup

GRUB oriented but the concept applies to Lilo.

I've not tried this but initng will start your init scripts in parallel.

samac

I got this to work by copying a stanza from /etc/lilo.conf that already worked - then adding this to the original stanza for cli mode booting:
and this to the copied one for runlevel 4 (gui) boots:
works a charm.