On 19/04/06, Ali Helmy <alihelmy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 16/04/06, Thomas Taylor <linxt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Init3 is used to get to a command line interface. The how is from a > terminal > > in a graphical interface. That's in you only want an ocassional cli mode, > to > > make it permanent, edit /etc/initab changing the 5 in the line > > "id:5:initdefault:" to a 3. > > > > Hey mates, > > If I do edit that line to make it [id:5:initdefault:], then the system will > always start with the text, multi-user with networking mode only [runlevel > 3], without me having to press Ctrl+Alt+F1... in other words, gnome and GDE > in general will not be started... > See Paul Howarth's message: <https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2006-April/msg04617.html> Changing to a pseudo terminal (what you're doing when you press Ctrl+Alt+Fn) is not the same as changing the run level. I'd also note that you can use a terminal window (eg xterm, gnome-terminal) to execute the telinit command (although obviously only from run level 5). > So after I log in to the console using runlevel 3, how can I start the Gnome > DE in order to resume graphica functionality? what would be the steps? > Change to runlevel 5, this will start X and GDM (or whatever your default display manager is). As an aside (one of?) the list posted earlier on the "Can anyone explain the use of init3" thread is incomplete: run level 2 is multi-user with no networking (something you're maybe aware of since you note rl 3 is networking). -- imalone
