On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Robert Benjamin <benjie1 at cox.net> wrote: > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos