Text mode?

X-Ray5 · 08-26-2002, 10:20 PM

Hey all I'm a lammer, but please help be out. For somer reason when I was installing this software (http://www.ximian.com/products/) when it was done it restarted into text mode, and I can't get out I type "startx" and I can get into GNOME but I can to log in using the GUI how can I get this back, or can I atleat start KDE from text mode. Sorry about this stupid question, but its hard to find basic stuff like this on the net.

xcon · 08-26-2002, 10:38 PM

gdm starts Gnome display manager, which starts X then gives a graphical login and choice of window manager... never tried kdm (KDE display manager) on the prompt but it does exist, since i use it at startup... it's basically another gdm (or vice versa?) so is xdm (X display manager)

startkde starts KDE and i think the X server too unless something's wacky ...

i'd check the init stuff, run tksysv in Gnome and look at runlevel 5 for something like kdm, gdm, xdm, etc. it ought to be set to something like persistent or respawn or... what's the word i'm looking for? someone throw me a lifejacket...

what ximian product was it? i bet it was either Ximian Gnome or Ximian Desktop...

X-Ray5 · 08-26-2002, 11:17 PM

Is there like a simple setting or somthing or a command that I can chage to make it just boot into a GUI login everytime? like it did before I installed that software? or am I forever going to have to type "startx" or "xde"?

MasterC · 08-27-2002, 07:39 AM

Well, it would sound like you want to edit your /etc/inittab file. Look for a line that looks like this:

Code:

# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
id:3:initdefault:

And change the 3 to a 5.

HTH

Cool

X-Ray5 · 08-27-2002, 08:33 AM

I did that i changed the 5 to a 3 (for "Full multiuser mode") but I loged of and then loged back on and I was still in text mode, should I also chage the....

Code:

# Run xdm in runlevel 5
# xdm is now a separate service
x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon

Shoud I change "x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon" to" x:3:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon" as you can see i have no clue what I'm doing.

P.S. Is there a way to shutdown in text mode or shutdown in the KDE (not logout)

MasterC · 08-27-2002, 10:12 AM

Change the 3 to a 5, not vice versa

llama_meme · 08-27-2002, 11:01 AM

To shutdown in text mode, type 'halt' (no quotes).

Alex

MasterC · 08-27-2002, 11:04 AM

And the same in KDE. You can optionally open a term and type it, or run it as a command from the RUN option.

X-Ray5 · 08-27-2002, 11:17 AM

Cool, thanks so much for your help, I'm sorry about asking such basic questions but ya gotta start somewere, I think I'm going to go buy a book about red hat.

MasterC · 08-27-2002, 11:23 AM

Everyone's gotta start somewhere

I started with Mandrake, excellent newbie distro.

There is a thread floating around with a .bz2 link to RedHat unleashed, I think Acid_Kewpie is the one who gives that link. But that might be a good read for you even if it doesn't directly apply to your current version/distro.

Cool

xcon · 09-08-2002, 09:30 PM

/etc/inittab.. that's probably what i need