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Old 03-20-2006, 06:39 AM   #1
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How to autologin on console (no kdm) and how to start with different resolution?


I have two questions.

First, how can i make slack autologin on console. Some distros use mingetty but i did not found anything about this on slackware.

I try to put vga=788 on lilo but it ALWAYS ask me to choose resolution. I really don't now what i can do. I always choose 9 (because is the bigger) but i want to make it automatic. How can i do this?
 
Old 03-20-2006, 07:10 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by stormrider_may
I have two questions.

First, how can i make slack autologin on console. Some distros use mingetty but i did not found anything about this on slackware.

I try to put vga=788 on lilo but it ALWAYS ask me to choose resolution. I really don't now what i can do. I always choose 9 (because is the bigger) but i want to make it automatic. How can i do this?

Hi

try vga=773 in your /etc/lilo.conf


autologin; you need to edit /etc/inittab, change id:3:initdefault: to id:4:initdefault:

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Old 03-20-2006, 07:28 AM   #3
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Assume you're using LiLo.

You may want to check for a line in /etc/lilo.conf like "vga = ask" (and remove it). If you're booting using the standard framebuffer console, are you sure your card can support 64k colours at 800*600 (what 788 specifies). Better to try vga = 771 (800*600 @ 256 cols.) or "vga = normal" for the most basic console.

If you follow p0f's recommendation, you will be taken to an X login prompt (which requires you have X11 installed and configured), not a console, nor an "auto-login". Just a warning.

Last edited by odevans; 03-20-2006 at 07:30 AM.
 
Old 03-20-2006, 07:29 AM   #4
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Hi,

even with vga=773 it asks me to choose the resolution.

and changing to 4 on inittab makes slack boot in graphical mode, but i donīt have graphical mode. I only use console.
 
Old 03-20-2006, 07:42 AM   #5
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Thatīs what happen when i try to put vga=773 or 771

http://nerfando.no-ip.org/fernando/ftp/vga.jpg
 
Old 03-20-2006, 08:20 AM   #6
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Stormrider, do you have a space between vga, = and 771? eg "vga = 771" as opposed to "vga=771" (not sure if it matters, but LiLo can often be sensitive to spaces).
 
Old 03-20-2006, 10:32 AM   #7
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tried with and without spaces but did not worked.
 
Old 03-21-2006, 06:01 AM   #8
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anyone????
 
Old 03-21-2006, 07:56 AM   #9
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Qingy : http://qingy.sourceforge.net can do autologin as well as a lot more (like, locking your console when you're idle).
I have a Slackware package at http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/qingy/ and I just saw there is a newer release out, which I am going to build right now.

Btw> Qingy needs the directfb package, also found on my site. DirectFB might require a little tweaking of /etc/fb.modes.
This is what I put in my /etc/fb.modes as the first entry:
Code:
# My output of "fbset" pasted as first entry:
# In "/etc/lilo.conf" I have this as well:
# append="video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr"
# # VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
# vga = 791
mode "1024x768-76"
    # D: 78.653 MHz, H: 59.949 kHz, V: 75.694 Hz
    geometry 1024 768 1024 768 16
    timings 12714 128 32 16 4 128 4
    rgba 5/11,6/5,5/0,0/0
endmode
Definitely worth to try out.

Eric
 
Old 03-22-2006, 12:56 AM   #10
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This may be a silly question, but are you re-running lilo after you make changes to the conf so the changes stick?
 
Old 03-28-2006, 06:34 AM   #11
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yes i was running. It seens to be a bug with that old Trident TGUI440 video card. I changed the video card and everything worked. Iīll install qincy. It seens to be really cool

Alien Bob

I have slack 11.1, just installing your package should work or i have to install an library or something like that? I could now make it work only installing your package.

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Old 03-28-2006, 09:00 AM   #12
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About autologin...

I've read about autologin on my national slackware forum, so I will try to suggest some solutions.

1. Modify inittab so there will be such line:
c3:1235:respawn:/sbin/mingetty --noclear --autologin stormrider tty3
and remove first "x" from your /etc/passwd in stormrider user line

^^^ Unsafe, because you will have no password for user stormrider

2. Or check /etc/login.defs where you can set up logging without password.

3. I haven't tried any of these "tricks"
 
Old 03-28-2006, 09:17 AM   #13
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Quote:
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I have slack 11.1, just installing your package should work or i have to install an library or something like that? I could now make it work only installing your package.
You did install the directfb package too, as I indicated in my post?
You will also have to read the manual to see what you have to change in /etc/inittab.

Eric
 
  


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