How avoid boot disk and 'startx' command?
 

Have installed Red Hat 8.0 on PC but still must use boot disk. Also, don't end up in GUI once I do boot, must use startx command to get GUI.

Can I go back to install disk and somehow request GRUB for boot script?
Can I also somehow set parameters to kick start GUI X window?

One more question on different topic...
Will I need to download a print driver from HP for my 630C printer, or is there another approach? Actually I haven't looked into what is involved on setting up printer - mounting, driver, whatever...

Thank you all for your help. I am struggling a bit but will persevere!

Check out the file /etc/inittab, in it you will find the line:

id:3:initdefault:

change the 3 to 5 here, and reboot... then you won't need to type startx.

You will need to install a bootloader, either "lilo" or "grub", you choose. You can probably install via rpm, and I think there's some auto configuration or something in redhat 8.... if not , get back and someone will help you out

good luck

The part about inittab related by adam_boz is good stuff. Now about installing a boot manager, you may be able to do an "Update" install, jump down to the step where you install a boot manager and then select either Grub or Lilo, your choice. Either will work as well as the other, but if you're looking for an opinion -- Grub is good!!

Would installing the RPM from CD 1, and then issuing a grub-install not work aswell?
(as you may be able to tell... I'm a LiLo person :D)

Making progress here...
 

Getting some good info here and I will give them a shot in a short while.

On the subject of Grub and LiLo, how much advantage does one have over another? When does one choose LiLo over Grub? Isn't it true that either of these boot you system, then they are out of the picture?

Thymox,
I think perhaps I can go back to the install somehow, but think that if I put in disk1, I will have to go through the whole thing. I don't know how it will let me jump in. Thought maybe I could start the CD at an "update" point and add GRUB and the X window as an upgrade.

That's not what I meant... :D Since you appear to be able to boot into your RH system anyway, I meant you could boot up into Linux, mount your 1st CD and install the RPM file, then give the grub-install command. As I inferred, I don't know if this would work since I use Lilo... but it's worth a shot?

As for my reasons for using Lilo... it does everything I need, it has damn good documentation, and it's easy to configure. I know that these are also the same arguments that the Grub users will give, and that's absolutely fine. There are two other reasons, however, and they are that Lilo uses the same disk naming convention as Linux (i.e. hda1, etc) and that it is what I've always used and I'm confortable and happy with it.