[CentOS] Help with thread Centos 6.4 won't reboot on install

Robert Benjamin

benjie1 at cox.net
Sun Mar 31 09:00:14 UTC 2013


On 03/30/2013 05:06 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Robert Benjamin <benjie1 at cox.net> wrote:
>>    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!
> Init 5 starts X and a GUI-type login process.  When you log in, it
> starts your GUI desktop.    In runlevel 3, you log in in character
> mode, but 'startx'  will start X, then your desktop and after that it
> is all the same.  Except that with the startx approach, if anything
> goes wrong you can <ctl><alt><backspace> to kill the X session and you
> will drop back to the parent character mode login where you can check
> the logs and try again.
>
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>     Les Mikesell
>       lesmikesell at gmail.com
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     WELL, I don't know what to say. I just put the HD in the PC turned 
it on and was waiting for the blue screen so I could login as root and 
type 'init 3'. BUT, guess what happened. A tiny clock appeared at the 
top left followed by a log in screen and here I am. Happened very 
quickly. A few seconds. Now, do I dare log out and try to get back or 
just wait for a reply from you. Yesterday I never did init 3 either. 
Maybe it is the Easter Bunny. I don't know. I'm a bit apprehensive about 
shutting off and trying again. What's your opinion?

Bob



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