Greets; How do I set SuSE to boot into run level 5 (init 5). I should know this but its been a while..:) Explanation: I recently reconfigured an older server to a desktop machine but rather then reinstalling I simply used the upgrade method via yast install program. I checked the various params in /etc/sysconfig via the yast editor but I cannot find the location to change the boot sequence from 3 to 5. Any clues would be appreciated. System in 9.3 regards and thanks -- /ch
On Sunday 03 September 2006 19:20, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
Greets;
How do I set SuSE to boot into run level 5 (init 5). I should know this but its been a while..:)
Explanation:
I recently reconfigured an older server to a desktop machine but rather then reinstalling I simply used the upgrade method via yast install program. I checked the various params in /etc/sysconfig via the yast editor but I cannot find the location to change the boot sequence from 3 to 5.
Any clues would be appreciated. System in 9.3
In YaST you would set it in the runlevel editor (there is a selection for default runlevel) in the "real" config files, it is /etc/inittab, the line that says id:3:initdefault: change the 3 to a 5
Chris Herrnberger wrote:
Greets;
How do I set SuSE to boot into run level 5 (init 5). I should know this but its been a while..:)
Explanation:
I recently reconfigured an older server to a desktop machine but rather then reinstalling I simply used the upgrade method via yast install program. I checked the various params in /etc/sysconfig via the yast editor but I cannot find the location to change the boot sequence from 3 to 5.
Any clues would be appreciated. System in 9.3
regards and thanks
/etc/inittab
On Sunday 03 September 2006 12:20, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
Greets;
How do I set SuSE to boot into run level 5 (init 5). I should know this but its been a while..:)
Actually Im wrong. Checking the logs the system does boot into run level 5 whoever kdm does not appear to be started as the boot sequence ends in a terminal session. Providing the standard startx then starts a kde session. Not sure how to correct this as there must be a missing link to something somewhere..:) Any clues would be appreciated. --boot log------------------------------ Starting syslog services<notice>startproc: execve (/sbin/klogd) [ /sbin/klogd -c 1 -x -x ], [ CONSOLE=/dev/console ROOTFS_FSTYPE=ext3 SHELL=/bin/sh TERM=linux ROOTFS_FSCK=0 INIT_VERSION=sysvinit-2.85 INIT=/sbin/init REDIRECT=/dev/tty1 COLUMNS=173 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/lib/klibc/bin vga=0x33c RUNLEVEL=5 SPLASHCFG= PWD=/ ROOTFS_REALDEV=/lib/klibc//dev/hda2 PREVLEVEL=3 LINES=60 SHLVL=2 HOME=/ SPLASH=no splash=silent ROOTFS_BLKDEV=/dev/hda2 _=/sbin/startproc DAEMON=/sbin/klogd ] done Starting service kdmdone Master Resource Control: runlevel 5 has been reached <notice>killproc: kill(7649,3) -------------------------------------------------------eof------ -- /ch
On Sunday 03 September 2006 19:31, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
On Sunday 03 September 2006 12:20, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
Greets;
How do I set SuSE to boot into run level 5 (init 5). I should know this but its been a while..:)
Actually Im wrong. Checking the logs the system does boot into run level 5 whoever kdm does not appear to be started as the boot sequence ends in a terminal session. Providing the standard startx then starts a kde session.
Not sure how to correct this as there must be a missing link to something somewhere..:) Any clues would be appreciated.
The clues should be found in /var/log/kdm.log
On Sunday 03 September 2006 12:27, Anders Johansson wrote:
In YaST you would set it in the runlevel editor (there is a selection for default runlevel)
in the "real" config files, it is /etc/inittab, the line that says
id:3:initdefault:
change the 3 to a 5
Thanks.......this worked like a charm. Its good to be humbled at times..:) Best support in town. regards. -- /ch
On Sunday 03 September 2006 18:34, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Sunday 03 September 2006 19:31, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
On Sunday 03 September 2006 12:20, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
Greets;
How do I set SuSE to boot into run level 5 (init 5). I should know this but its been a while..:)
Actually Im wrong. Checking the logs the system does boot into run level 5 whoever kdm does not appear to be started as the boot sequence ends in a terminal session. Providing the standard startx then starts a kde session.
Not sure how to correct this as there must be a missing link to something somewhere..:) Any clues would be appreciated.
The clues should be found in /var/log/kdm.log
/var/log/Xorg.0.log Would be my first stop, as the major source of issues resulting in no graphical display. My guess is that on an upgrade YaST doesn't modify /etc/X11.xorg.conf, hence there is no appropriate config for the X server to work with. Need to use the sax tool to configure for the hardware, i.e. # init 3 # sax Do the config. # init 5 HTH -- Steve Boddy
On Sunday 03 September 2006 20:49, Stephen Boddy wrote:
On Sunday 03 September 2006 18:34, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Sunday 03 September 2006 19:31, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
On Sunday 03 September 2006 12:20, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
Greets;
How do I set SuSE to boot into run level 5 (init 5). I should know this but its been a while..:)
Actually Im wrong. Checking the logs the system does boot into run level 5 whoever kdm does not appear to be started as the boot sequence ends in a terminal session. Providing the standard startx then starts a kde session.
Not sure how to correct this as there must be a missing link to something somewhere..:) Any clues would be appreciated.
The clues should be found in /var/log/kdm.log
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
Would be my first stop, as the major source of issues resulting in no graphical display.
My guess is that on an upgrade YaST doesn't modify /etc/X11.xorg.conf, hence there is no appropriate config for the X server to work with. Need to use the sax tool to configure for the hardware, i.e.
# init 3 # sax
Do the config.
# init 5
Except he said startx was working, so the X config should be fine. The problem will likely be localized to kdm
On Sunday 03 September 2006 19:51, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Sunday 03 September 2006 20:49, Stephen Boddy wrote:
On Sunday 03 September 2006 18:34, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Sunday 03 September 2006 19:31, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
On Sunday 03 September 2006 12:20, Chris Herrnberger wrote:
Greets;
How do I set SuSE to boot into run level 5 (init 5). I should know this but its been a while..:)
Actually Im wrong. Checking the logs the system does boot into run level 5 whoever kdm does not appear to be started as the boot sequence ends in a terminal session. Providing the standard startx then starts a kde session.
Not sure how to correct this as there must be a missing link to something somewhere..:) Any clues would be appreciated.
The clues should be found in /var/log/kdm.log
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
Would be my first stop, as the major source of issues resulting in no graphical display.
My guess is that on an upgrade YaST doesn't modify /etc/X11.xorg.conf, hence there is no appropriate config for the X server to work with. Need to use the sax tool to configure for the hardware, i.e.
# init 3 # sax
Do the config.
# init 5
Except he said startx was working, so the X config should be fine. The problem will likely be localized to kdm
"whoever kdm does not appear to be started as the boot sequence ends in a terminal session" Hmm. I read this as meaning he had a vt console after the boot sequence ended, but when you follow it with this sentence: "Providing the standard startx then starts a kde session." I now realise that I'm not sure what his symptoms actually are. So, following that moment of nirvana, I'll just shut up :-) -- Steve Boddy
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