Which file loads at boot time?

plm · 12-25-2003, 09:50 AM

How can I tell my linux to mount a hdd at boot? i mean when the hardware drivers are loaded and so on. like in modules.conf what is written in there is loaded at startup, but where do i have to write 'mount -w /dev/hdb2 /home' ? can anyone tell me? i've added the hard drive after installation. u know during the installation, the setup asks you as what to mount hda1... / and other, but on every boot i have to write the command to mount this second hdd. i hope u understand what im trying to explain.

fancypiper · 12-25-2003, 10:00 AM

Make an entry in your /etc/fstab file. Here is mine for an example:

Code:

# Duron 950 Red Hat 7.3 /etc/fstab file
/dev/hda7	/               reiserfs	defaults	1 1
/dev/hda3	/boot           ext3		defaults	1 2
none            /dev/pts        devpts		gid=5,mode=620  0 0
/dev/hda9	/home           reiserfs	defaults	1 2
/dev/hda1	/mnt/win98	vfat		defaults	0 0
/dev/hda2	/mnt/win2k	ntfs		defaults	0 0
none            /proc           proc		defaults	0 0
none            /dev/shm        tmpfs		defaults	0 0
/dev/hdb4	/pub            ext3		defaults	1 2
#/dev/hda10     /snd            reiserfs	defaults	1 2
#/dev/hda6	/mnt/gentoo     reiserfs	defaults	1 2
#/dev/hda8	/mnt/mandrake   ext3		defaults	1 2
/dev/hda5	swap            swap		defaults	0 0
/dev/cdrom	/mnt/cdrom	iso9660		noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0        /mnt/floppy     auto		noauto,owner    0 0

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plm · 12-25-2003, 10:12 AM

okay i'm adding some lines and will come back to you after reboot! what about if i want to run gdm at boot? how do i make it automatically run at startup?

fancypiper · 12-25-2003, 10:25 AM

I don't use a gui login manager as it is awkward to get out of if you have x troubles. I prefer to log in to a console and use "startx".

Your distro (not mentioned or in your profile) should have some way to configure gdm.

plm · 12-25-2003, 10:34 AM

i use the console startx way too, but i like graphics, and i'm gonna make my own cool them for gdm

my distro is slack 9.1. thanks for the thing with fstab!

i edited it and everything is perfect

merry christmas!

plm · 12-25-2003, 10:48 AM

so, there is gdmsetup.. and when i set everything up it will start at boot?

fancypiper · 12-25-2003, 10:59 AM

Here is the documentation: Gnome Display Manager Reference Manual

plm · 12-25-2003, 11:01 AM

thanks very much and i'm sorry for bothering everyone with silly things as this

delta9 · 12-25-2003, 11:43 AM

To boot graphically (directly into X)you need to change your default runlevel from 3 to 4. For that you need to edit your /etc/inittab file and change the line

id:3:initdefault:

to

id:4:initdefault:

To make sure gdm starts as default DM (instead of kdm or xdm) check /etc/rc.d/rc.4 to see if gdm is checked first

ksd · 12-26-2003, 12:02 AM

Hey is there some thing like gdmsetup to KDE?I always use KDE and have already configured my rc.4 modules to directly get into KDE.however..the LILO is in Console mode and I want to put some graphics into it..How to do it?Has any one got any idea?