Craig Sprout wrote:
> David Rankin wrote:
> > Craig, I have logged in as root and done 'init 5'. I logged out and I am
> > still stuck in the rc3 text login. I have tried starting x and then doing
> > 'init 5' but when I log out, the same thing happens -- still in text login.
> > What am I doing wrong. (I have Linux Mandrake 7.2) if that makes a
> > difference.
>
> Hmmmm....that sounds odd. I assume that you can log in and `startx' and
> go about your business?
>
> When you issue `init 5' are you getting the xdm login screen at all? If
> you are getting a text login, what tty are you on? X usually uses tty7
> for its display, so you may try [L-ALT] + [L-ARROW] to cycle through
> your available tty's and see if the display is there?
>
> Also, what does your /etc/inittab file say for default run level?
>
>
Yes, I have no problems doing startx and launching KDE and everything works fine.
When I issues 'init 5' or 'telinit 5' I never get the xdm login screed at all. I
hear the machine thinking a little bit, but that's all. here is what happens:
[root@Nemesis /]# init 5
[root@Nemesis /]#
Same thing with telinit.
The ttys... I have tried logging in as root from tty1, 2, and 6. Login works,
just text mode. NOW, I think we may be getting somewhere!! When I cycle through
my ttys I get 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and THEN A BLANK SCREEN WITH A BLINKING UNDERLINE
IN TOP LEFT FOR tty7 and then another BLANK SCREEN WITH A BLINKING UNDERLINE IN
TOP LEFT FOR tty8 (I guess) and the log screen. What does this mean? Do I have a
hung terminal or something? I have checked the processes 'ps -ax | less' and
nothing looks unusual. What should I be looking for?
inittab says default is runlevel 5. xdm has been workin for months, it just
dissapeared with the [ctrl]+[alt]+[backspace] this morning.
Thanks again, David
