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Old 08-24-2003, 10:48 AM   #1
jcksrobbins
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XServer not starting after power outage


When I restarted my computer after a power outage this morning, it boots to text only (sorry if that is a noob term). I guess it is not a huge problem because I was able to start the xserver by logging in as root and changing to runlevel 5. I was then able to log in as usual, but I would like to know how to fix this. I am running Mandrake 9.1.
 
Old 08-24-2003, 01:02 PM   #2
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When it boots to the command-line just type startx

To boot directly into X:
As root, edit the file /etc/inittab
Change the line
id:3:initdefault:
to
id:5:initdefault:
 
Old 08-24-2003, 02:51 PM   #3
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That fixed it! Thank you very much. I knew it would be something simple.
 
  


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