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Bill Johns 05-08-2009 11:50 PM

Easy to load good distro, but have question for the experts.
 
Wow even worked the first time, never had that kinda luck with any other distro.

How can I make it start without any X / gui?

It won't let you even see devices like fd0 where is it, is it compiled into the kernel?

I want to be able to get in a play with and see all files, how to get access? I want to be able to start and stop the gui.

Thanks.

gapan 05-09-2009 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Johns (Post 3535188)
How can I make it start without any X / gui?

Edit your /etc/inittab and change
Code:

id:4:initdefault:
to
Code:

id:3:initdefault:
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Johns (Post 3535188)
It won't let you even see devices like fd0 where is it, is it compiled into the kernel?

Load the floppy module to be able to mount your floppy:
Code:

modprobe floppy
or you can do the same with the modules app from inside the Zenwalk Control Panel. Read the manual for more details.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Johns (Post 3535188)
I want to be able to get in a play with and see all files, how to get access? I want to be able to start and stop the gui.

What do you mean "see all files"? You can toggle hidden files on/off in your file manager by pressing Ctrl-H any time. And you can do
Code:

init 3
from a root terminal anytime to get to init 3 (no X)and then
Code:

init 4
again as root to load everything back again. Or even
Code:

startx
when you are at init 3 to only start your favourite DE, without the need for a login manager.

Bill Johns 05-10-2009 08:43 PM

Okay edited the etc/inittab file like you posted and also a line in it about respawing x I commented it out with #. It will go to the initial Zenwalk terminal that shows verboise during boot up, that is still a gui type thingy. How to kill that? What file starts it up?

Thanks

Bill Johns 05-10-2009 11:39 PM

Zenwalk sure doesn't like the command line. Why do you need the modprobe ?
Ingraphic its all easy.
Still got the blue terminal at start up, I've tried all kinds of things. Is that in the kernel?

gapan 05-11-2009 04:34 PM

That's no "gui". It's the bootsplash. If you want to remove that too, you will have to edit your /etc/lilo.conf and run lilo, but I don't understand why you would want to do that.

And I sure don't understand this:
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Johns (Post 3536616)
Zenwalk sure doesn't like the command line. Why do you need the modprobe ?
Ingraphic its all easy.

You either like the command line or you don't, which one is it? Either way, I have already pointed you to the equivalent way of doing the modprobe from a gui.

Bill Johns 05-12-2009 02:07 AM

I did try editing that, it still came on. The reason, first of all so I can see it. I don't like the resolution of it, nor the lettering on a blue background, on that PC I'm learning it. If I put in on another pc I may leave it as is. Normal start up etc.

gapan 05-12-2009 02:20 AM

You have to run lilo to apply the updates.

Bill Johns 05-12-2009 06:50 PM

Ah doesn't rebooting it run lilo? Thats what I did.


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