Eric wrote:
If the system boots up in runlevel 3, it goes into text (command line)
mode; if runlevel 5, it goes into graphics (X) mode.
Now, I can start up the system in runlevel 3 (by editing /etc/inittab)
and then start X with "startx". That's usually what I do, since much of
what I do is in text mode so there's sometimes not necessarily much
point in starting X unless I need it.
Is there any significance to the fact that X is still running in
runlevel 3? I know there may be some services that get started in
runlevel 5 but not in runlevel 3. Are there any services that may not
get started up in runlevel 3 that I should make sure are running if I'm
going to run X?
Is there any particular benefit to starting X by saying "init 5" rather
than "startx" from runlevel 3? (Although, I can only do that as the
superuser...)
chkconfig --list | grep 3:on
chkconfig --list | grep 5:on
On my box, these commands give the same output, so there are no extra
services started at runlevel 5.
I always start the box in runlevel 3 and use startx. So far, no
problems. Of course, I don't get the shiny display manager screen.
Regards,
John
