Linux red hat 9 under MS Virtual pc problem??

[rahmanjan]

Hi Guys,

I finally installed linux red hat 9 with many problems in my PC under Microsoft Virtual PC 2004.

Finally it looked everything is working I rebooted the system and it Oked every hardware except the Eth 0 which I believe could be the Network card.

Anyways, now even before the log in screen I am getting the message:

"INIT: Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes" and it is going on and on.

Finally I pressed Cntl+c and got the log in screen, I could log in but again it continues bringing the same message again and again.

I have bought a brand new PC , Pentium 4. I don't know what is going wrong. I have installed almost
all linux with all GUI GNOME, KDE etc. I am a Linux newbe.

I also I got the following info from etc/inittab:

there are many other lines but it ends with:

#run getteys in standard run level
1: 2345 : respawn : /sbin/mingetty tty1
2: 2345 : respawn : /sbin/mingetty tty2
3: 2345 : respawn : /sbin/mingetty tty3
4: 2345 : respawn : /sbin/mingetty tty4
5: 2345 : respawn : /sbin/mingetty tty5
6: 2345 : respawn : /sbin/mingetty tty6

#run xdm in run level 5
x:5: respaun :/etc/x11/prefdm - nodamon

Any respond will be appreciated.

regards

 

[Chacalinc]

first all, start the virtual PC with the linux install CD with "linux recue", and edit the inittab:
from
#run xdm in run level 5
x:5: respaun :/etc/x11/prefdm - nodamon
to
#run xdm in run level 5
x:3: respaun :/etc/x11/prefdm - nodamon

Then check the X configuration, this is a video problem. I guess you rproduct generates a virtual VGA card and not the physical one. (at least VMWare works with virtual cards and it provides you with the driver for linux and windows)

Cheers.

 

[stefanwagner]

The inittab controls the very first processes, run by the system.
By convention, runlevel 3 is for multiuser + networking, and runlevel 5 for X11 - I wouldn't change it the way Chacalinc suggest.
I guess it's a typo, but it has to be:

x:5: respa[b]w[/b]n :/etc/x11/prefdm - nodamon

If you want to start in runlevel 5 (graphical login) you change this line (which might be missing - your errormessage seems to indicate the problem here
It's the first entry not empty and not a comment (starting with '#').

id:3:initdefault:
#
#For graphic login change it to 5:
#id:5:initdefault:

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[Chacalinc]

god, you are right stefanwagner!!!!! that was I tryed to say... thanks a lot stefan..

 

[rahmanjan]

Thanks Guys,

I want to start in run level 5 eg GUI log in. Now I udnerstand. Sorry guys I am totally novice with Linux world.

what is the exact change I need to do in inittab?
""id:3:initdefault:
#
#For graphic login change it to 5:
#id:5:initdefault:"" means setting initdefault to 5???

And can i edit the inittab in using vi and save it and then reboot? or I need to do changes using Linix Rescue CD as Chacalainc suggest?

regards

RA

 

[stefanwagner]

Every editor will do.
I prefer mcedit on the commandline, which is easy to handle and kate for X11.

A '#'-hash in the beginning of a line makes the line a
comment, which means, it isn't interpreted, and only meant to be read by humans.
So you need:

id:5:initdefault:

which means: boot to runlevel 5, which starts the gui.
And remove the line with '3' of course, or place a # in front, which we call to 'comment it out'.

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[rahmanjan]

Thanks Stefan,

I just checked the inittab file it is exactly as you are recommending:

id:5:initdefault:

and still the same error.

regards

rahman

 

[Chacalinc]

I recommend you to start in init 3 ( id:3:initdefault: of yor /etc/inittab file)... because you have a X config problem. In console mode you can issue "startx" and see what the errors are.

with "setup" you could setup the X config.

Cheers.