Booting to different run levels

ahh_username_taken · 08-31-2008, 04:26 PM

Good Day,

Is it possible to configure lilo to have the option to boot to different run levels for the same linux partition, say one entry would boot you directly into run level 4 (X server) and another entry would boot you into the default run level 3 ( command line one).Hope i got the init run levels correct.

Any help would be appreciated

mjmwired · 08-31-2008, 06:04 PM

Yes this is possible, I used to do this as well when I used lilo many years ago (grub IMO is much easier now).

Just duplicate the entry you typically boot, and use:
append="3"

This I think passes the "3" to the kernel which tells it to boot runlevel 3.

Please double check this, it has been a long time since I did this.

ahh_username_taken · 08-31-2008, 06:20 PM

thanks for the reply will try and get back to you

ahh_username_taken · 08-31-2008, 06:54 PM

OK, tried the append="3" and glad to report it worked

many thanks

keefaz · 08-31-2008, 07:10 PM

Not a real test, Slackware boots in runlevel 3 by default!
Just kidding though, I am sure it will also work with runlevel 4

ahh_username_taken · 08-31-2008, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keefaz

Not a real test, Slackware boots in runlevel 3 by default!
Just kidding though, I am sure it will also work with runlevel 4

LOL... yeah it works with runlevel 4 , but i had runlevel 4 as my default boot so the append="3" was really a test for me but i see where you are coming from

Woodsman · 09-01-2008, 10:24 AM

Perhaps the following will help:

Configuring Slackware for a GUI and a Command Line Startup