On 11/11/11 23:35, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
- Carlos E. R.<robin.listas@telefonica.net> [11-11-11 18:11]:
This restarts runlevel 5, throwing me out of gnome and having to log in again.
After several tries, the graphics console is #8, not #7 this has happened, console #8, to me on numerous occasions on 10.1/10.2 and usually when I have been using startx. I believe that the system goes to #8 because #7 has not cleared yet, ie: a timing/race condition. I was never able to pinpoint it enough to make a bug report.
But I can continuously issue "init 5" while in runlevel 5 on KDE (haven't tried any other wm) w/o causing any problem, system just stays where it is.
I am curious as I have had quite protracted email discussions with a guy about runlevels. He insists using init 3 and startx is the only way to boot a system but has never put forward a sane and rational answer as to why. As a matter of fact, no answer at all other than incoherent rants against xdm/gdm/kdm. I've pointed out that essentially you end up with a full desktop running under a window manager whether you get there using init 5 or startx, although there may be some minor differences. Other than on a dedicated server and booting a new kernel where you need to build a new NVidia driver or when xorg-x11-driver is updated and overwrites some of NVidia's modules I don't see the rationale in booting to init 3 and then getting into a desktop by some home grown proprietary keystroke mumbo jumbo. I am aware that there has always been a fetish or two afflicting Unix users so I conjecture that may be the cause of such actions. As I said at the outset, I am curious, may be I'm missing some valid point. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot, Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Senior Staff Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org