On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 05:28:23PM -0600, Stevens wrote:
> 
> What is the difference between "init 5" and "startx" as it pertains to 
> starting the X system? I ask because my system (on boot) now goes to 
> init 5, does not start X windows, does not give me any reason why, then 
> just sits there. If I log in as any user, issue "startx", X starts just 
> fine, KDE comes up, no problem.
> 
> This started as soon as I removed beryl. There is a clue there, right ;-)
> 
> Actually, when the system is going to init 5, the last thing it says is 
> "starting kdm". 
> 
> ps -ef |grep kdm says it is running.

My 10.2 system just started doing this too, and I haven't been able to find
any error messages that would explain why it has decided to act this way.

Michael

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If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is
"God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to
tell him is "Probably because of something you did." -- Jack Handy

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