On Monday 02 April 2001 01:13 pm, you wrote:
> If you ARE running an X session, try hitting [ctrl]+[alt]+[F7}. This should
> cycle it properly back to X.
>
> On Monday 02 April 2001 11:37, you wrote:
> > 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
David,
I just finished reading *all* the thread, something ya might try is to issue
the init 3 command and then the init 5 command, I've had this work for me in
the past.
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