SuSE 9.3, Linux Noobie Startup Problem

Fritz The Cat · 10-15-2005, 05:35 PM

Compaq Presario 5834
Celeron 500 MHz
128 MB Ram
30 GB HHd

I have installed SuSE 9.3 (Retail Version) on this machine. Now, when it starts up, the last few lines of the start-up screen sez:

Master Resource Control: run leval 3 has been "REACHED"
Skipped services in run level 3 : "NFS SMBFS SPLASH XEND"
Welcome to SuSE Linux 9.3 (i586) - Kernel 2.6.11.4-20a-default (TTy1)
Linux Login: XXXX
Password: XXXX
Last login: Sat Oct 15 15:56:52 on tty1
Have a lot of fun...
XXX@linux:~> (flashing cursor here)

If I type in something, I get "-bash: XXXX: command not found

So I'm stuck, what do I do now to get Linux to start?

debianmike · 10-15-2005, 05:41 PM

ok, so you are logged in.

Linux is started.

Now what do you want to do?

My guess is, you are looking for a Windows Manager or X, right?

try typing X or startx or xinit or startkde or gnome-session. The last 2 might not work, but X or startx might. And remember, linux is case sensitive.

anomie · 10-15-2005, 06:23 PM

As was mentioned,

Code:

startx

should do it, unless there was some problem configuring your video card and monitor during installation.

Right now you are booting to runlevel 3 by default, which is full services, no X.

Fritz The Cat · 10-15-2005, 07:34 PM

"startx" did the trick. Thanks, guys!

Quote:

Originally posted by anomie

Right now you are booting to runlevel 3 by default, which is full services, no X.

So I assume I need to boot to runlevel "something else" in order to start up normally. How do I do this? BTW, I cant shut down, either. I end right back at the login prompt.

Fritz The Cat · 10-15-2005, 09:03 PM

Got it fixed. With the help and ideas above, a little Google work and some searching on the Novell site told me I needed runlevel 5. Found the instructions on how to do that and all is as it should be. Thanks for the help!