On 3/30/2013 2:44 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Robert Benjamin benjie1@cox.net wrote:
So when I put the HD back in the PC it will boot up and I can waitand see if it allows me to log in> (HA!) If not, then Ctl+Alt+F2 and login as root and try startx and see what it does. I didn't change inittab ever since this whole senario started. Is default to start at runlevel 5? Bob
Yes, installs that include X and a desktop will default to runlevel 5. Before trying 'startx' , do 'init 3' as root. That should shut down the existing session, but whatever is hanging on startup may prevent a clean shutdown too. So startx may complain that there is still a lock file and you may have to remove it manually and run startx again.
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Just to be sure, do 'init 3' by editing /etc/inittab with gedit and change the runlevel to 3 from 5. Number only. Save and reboot or shutdown and re-start. Then as root, try startx and remove a lock file if it says one is there. Question: if it starts at runlevel 3 can I log in on a GUI or is it in text mode. If the latter is the case, I assume I can log in as user and I should get a GUI so I can use FF, TB etc. Right? And then eventually I need to get back to runlevel 5 as a permanent login procedure ... someday!