Re: bypass X startup at boot

Jeremy <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.xfree86
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Just so you know, if your settings were working
correctly, then when you changed them you got this
problem, rather then trying to modify the X config
file, you can restore the back up. I've had a to do it
a few times!

Jeremy 
--- Stephen Liebbe <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sorry, guess I didn't make it clear. I can not log
> in because my monitor
> cannot show the video at the current resolution. It
> goes black as soon as
> the X video driver starts. I can momentarily see the
> console prompt but I
> can not get logged in quick enough before X windows
> starts and my screen
> immediately goes black with the message to choose a
> different
> resolution/refresh rate. I have access only to the
> boot prompt.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> BTW, I am running RedHat 8.0 on an Intel Pentium 4
> system.
> 
> Thanks,
> Stephen
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Stevens" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 10:22 PM
> Subject: Re: bypass X startup at boot
> 
> 
> > Stephen,
> >
> > I believe you need to do this.  This works for Red
> Hat BTW, what are u
> > using?
> >
> > edit the file 'etc/inittab' and change it so it
> boots to level 3 instead
> of
> > 5.  Right now, it probably reads
> >
> > /etc/inittab
> >
> > blah blah blah
> > ...
> > id:5:initdefault
> >
> > change that line so it reads
> >
> > id:3:initdefault
> >
> > Just replace the 5 with a 3.  That should get you
> all set.
> >
> > Obviously, You'll have to be logged in as root to
> make this change.
> >
> > HTH somewhat
> >
> > Tellurye
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
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