On Thursday 04 November 2004 09:26, Sri Chav wrote: >I changed the value in the inittab file. However, xstart doesn't > work. Looks like the xwindows part of installation did not go well. > I had installed FC2 on top of my RH linux 8.3. Any suggestions on > how to correct this problem? > Tain't xstart, its startx :) >Thanks >-s- > >>From: gillian <gillian.bennett@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Reply-To: gillian.bennett@xxxxxxxxxxxx,For users of Fedora Core >> releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >>To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >>Subject: Re: FC in non-gui >>Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 13:36:51 +1000 >> >>On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 12:57, Sri Chav wrote: >> > Can anyone explain why FC starts only in non-gui mode? How can I >> > use FC >> >>in >> >> > gui mode? >> > >> > >> > Thanks >> > -s- >> > >> > ________________________________________________________________ >> >_ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus >> > voter tools >> >>and >> >> > more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx >> >>Have a look at your /etc/inittab file. It is a text file that you >> can edit using vi or whatever you want to use. Look for the lines: >> >># Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are: >># 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this) >># 1 - Single user mode >># 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have >>networking) >># 3 - Full multiuser mode >># 4 - unused >># 5 - X11 >># 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this) >># >>id:5:initdefault: >> ^ >>this is what determins the runlevel your box will start in. If you >> have a 3 where the 5 is in this line, then change it to a 5 and >> reboot your box. It should start up in GUI mode then. >> >>ta, gb >> >>-- >>fedora-list mailing list >>fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >_________________________________________________________________ >Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's > FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.28% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
