-----Original Message----- From: "Praxus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:19:31 +1000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Boot > > > I have a few Questions : > > (1) When my machine boots it automatically goes into X, how could I > modify the boot process to disable this sometimes ( Eg. what is the > Linux Equivelant to Autoexec.bat + Config.sys) > > (2) When my machine starts it takes an extremely long time to get > into X, about 20 minutes and so far I haven't been able to get in. > What is going on ?. I have a 486DX2 66, 8mb Ram, 32mb Swap, 400MB > Root > > Thanks > > > From > > Robert Hickey > > > You should change your "run level" from 5 to 3. This will boot into a command line mode. When using X, especially with one of the more recent desktop programs, you really need more than 8 meg of ram. Try adding another 32 meg and increasing your swap to 64 meg. Your 486 will run MUCH faster that way. HTH Mike __________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.linuxmail.org Powered by OutBlaze
