On 3/30/2013 12:41 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Robert Benjamin <benjie1 at cox.net> wrote: >>> basesystem, system-config-kdump, dracut-kernel, kexec-tools, dracut, nautilus-sendto, file-roller, totem-nautilus, evince, xinetd, gnome-user-share, brasero-nautilus, gnome-disk-utility, nautilus-open-terminal, nautilus, nautilus-extensions, filesystem >> then, typed /var/log/Xorg.0.log and at the bottom it listed the >> files above as 'installed'. The same ones that were previously marked as >> 'Erased' So hopefully that is good. Had to shut down and do errand and >> back now but haven't tried anything yet. > You'll be back where you started after a reboot if you didn't change > inittab to start at runlevel 3. That is, if you do the 'init 3' and > X doesn't shut down cleanly you will have to remove the lock file > again. But at least you'll know what is going on if 'startx' > complains. You may or may not hang in the same way when starting > via 'startx' so try to watch for any error messages that might flash > by first. > > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell at gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > So when I put the HD back in the PC it will boot up and I can wait and 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