On Wednesday 18 June 2003 01:28, Ray Olszewski wrote: (snips)
> > > >*Before* I change things I'd like to make absolutely sure - removing (or > >renaming) S99gdm will leave me with a text login, right? (I don't > > wish to remove it and then find I can't get back in! :) > > To be "absolutely" sure, check /etc/inittab for lines of this form: > > 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 > 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 > 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 > 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 > 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 Yep, they're there. Would the '2345' be runlevels? > I have no real doubt that your system will offer a standard console login, > but seeing that these lines are present (the ones above come from Debian > Sid, but this is extremely standard inittab content) is as close to > "absolutely" as I can get you. > > The other thing to do is to check that when you do start X via gdm, the > consoles are present. From the gdm display, you should be able to access > them by pressing CTRL-ALT-F1 through CTRL-ALT-F6. Yes, they do. But then I didn't know how to get the gdm back :) Never mind, I just rebooted it. > >And then, to start X, do I just use 'startx' as I'm used to with RH? > > (There seems to be one in /usr/X11R6/bin though its contents are > > somewhat cryptic to me). > > It's been awhile since I did a Debian-Woody install, but my memory is that > there is some specific package you need to install to get startx. If you > did a standard X install of Woody, it was probably included. But your > phrasing "seems to be" gives me pause -- either an executable app (a > script, actually) of this name *is* or *is not* present. Try checking with > "which startx". Sorry, my vague wording was meant to reflect my unfamiliarity with Debian. There *is* a /usr/X11R6/bin/startx. And it worked, I have a text login, and 'startx' starts X. Many thanks! Chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
