Linux 7.2 boot into text mode!

[sergio503]

after i upgraded from RH 7.1 to RH 7.2, and selected my default enviroment (GNOME, graphical) when i reseted my system it boot up into CLI, how can i make boot up into GNOME?

 

[DumTech]

Assuming this didn't change in 7.2, as root, edit /etc/inittab:

You'll see a section like this:

# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
# 1 - Single user mode
# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
# 3 - Full multiuser mode
# 4 - unused
# 5 - X11
# 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:3:initdefault:

Change the 3 on the last line there to a 5:
id:5:initdefault:

That should do it. Matt
matt@paperlove.org
If I can help, I will.

 

[sergio503]

id:5:initdefault:
i didn't have to make any changes it was already set to boot at level 5.
i also try "Ctrl+x" (for lilo) "linux single" and at level 1's promnt: "init 5" but i'd still boot up to the following screen
Read Hat Linux release 7.2 (Enigma)
Kernel 2.4.7-10 on an i686
localhost login:

 

[DumTech]

Strange.

If you login there and type startx, does the GUI load as it should?
Matt
matt@paperlove.org
If I can help, I will.

 

[sergio503]

i logged in, at the promnt i typed as indicated ]:startx
got the following

couldn't open RGB_DB ,/USR/X11r6/LIB/X11 RGB,
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module bitmap
(EE) Failed to load module "bitmap" (module does not exist, 0)
(WW) Warning couln't open module pcidata

Fatal server error unable to load required base module Exiting.....

do you think i should try to reinstall?

 

[DumTech]

Certainly seems something is wrong with your X11 installation. I might try running Xconfigurator first. Might shed some light on what's wrong; maybe you could just reinstall the X rpms?

If you're up for it, a full reinstall probably wouldn't hurt and might help, but you might just wind up with the same situation... Matt
matt@paperlove.org
If I can help, I will.

 

[sergio503]

and just how do i do that?

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Just do :

$ rpm -qa | grep XFree86

and reinstall those rpms :

# rpm -Uvh --replacepkgs XFree86-whatever.rpm
etc.

you may be able to just do them all at once :

# mount /dev/cdrom
# cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
# rpm -Fvh --replacepkgs XFree86*.rpm

(not certain if --replacepkgs works with the F (freshen) flag)


Regards

 

[bluedevils]

first try typing Xconfigurator before you do all that other stuff.