Hi Mike: At 12:41 PM 7/21/99 +0500, you wrote: > >-----Original Message----- >From: "Praxus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:19:31 +1000 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Boot > >> >> > I have a few Questions : >> >> (1) When my machine boots it automatically goes into X, how could I >> modify the boot process to disable this sometimes ( Eg. what is the >> Linux Equivelant to Autoexec.bat + Config.sys) >> >> (2) When my machine starts it takes an extremely long time to get >> into X, about 20 minutes and so far I haven't been able to get in. >> What is going on ?. I have a 486DX2 66, 8mb Ram, 32mb Swap, 400MB >> Root >> >> Thanks >> >> >> From >> >> Robert Hickey >> >> >> > >You should change your "run level" from 5 to 3. This will boot into a command line mode. > Something to consider: This list is dealing primarily with "newbies". They often don't know how to change a run level or even what it is. Please be more informative, help newbies understand what they are doing and why. In order to start at command line, the run level needs to be 2 or 3 (depends on which distribution you're using). To get to this, you need to edit /etc/inittab (controls initial bootup level). The comments in the file will show what run level you will need for your distro. >When using X, especially with one of the more recent desktop programs, you really need more than 8 meg of ram. Try adding another 32 meg and increasing your swap to 64 meg. Your 486 will run MUCH faster that way. >HTH >Mike > > If he's running a 486 board, he'll probably have to SWAP the 8MB of RAM for 32MB due to the memory layout, whether 4 or 8 SIMM slots. Many won't allow mixed sizes. The increased memory size will definately speed things up though. Tom PS: Mike, please don't take this personally, I'm not meaning to criticize. -- Tom Taylor Sr. Development Technician Telemedic Systems, Inc. 253.529.0526 Member: PSLUG http://sealinux.itsite.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
