Phil,

Yes This was on the system last year, and it worked.  I think I messed up
and set the wrong video card on install.  Maybe I can use the rescue disk
and correct it or use Hughs recommendations.

ty

Russ

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Phil Anderson wrote:

> If I read this correctly, you want it to boot to the GUI instead of just the
> console?
> 
> Look in the file /etc/inittab for a line like
> id:3:initdefault:
> 
> (it may be slightly different, I haven't used RH in a long time.)
> 
> change the '3' to a '5', and save the file (you'll need to be root to do
> so.) Presuming the X windows server is configured correctly, this should
> bring the system to the GUI after bootup.
> 
> *however* I'm not sure from your message that X windows is configured
> properly. Does the GUI come up when you run 'startx'?
> 
> -phil
> 
> 
> 
> On 9/6/06, Russ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm taking a security class this semester and I'm dual booting RH9 and
> > Windows Server 2k3.  The machine is a PII 333 MHZ 356M RAM HDD's are 8G
> > and 3G.  I have the 3G partitioned as NTFS,  The 8G has a 500M NTFS.  The
> > Linux partition is on the remainder of the 8G drive.  The root directory
> > is ~5250M, hone is 1600M and 256 swap.  The hone and root are ext3.
> > Everything seems to start fine but RH9 only boots to the local host screen
> > and does not start the RH9 login gui.  Windows boots to Server 2K3.  I'm
> > fairly new to Linux, so bare with me.  I ran 'telinit 0' to shut down and
> > then restarted.  I logged in to the local host and tried to run 'startx'
> > the system output mentioned that I shoud report problems to XFree86. org.
> > Also, what should I look for in the Xfree86.0.log file.  I'll try and send
> > a copy of that file if I dont become everwhelmed with the two classes I'm
> > tkaing.
> >
> > ty
> >
> > Russ Main
> >
> 
> 
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Sincerely,

Russ Main

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