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It is already there<BR>
id:5:initdefault:<BR>
<BR>
I do however see:<BR>
# Run xdm in runlevel 5<BR>
x:5:once:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon<BR>
<BR>
maybe that should be something different or maybe I should edit /etc/X11/prefdm so that it starts gdm instead of what its trying to start which I think may be kde since that is what I was using before.<BR>
<BR>
[08:20:35 root@For_DVD]cat /etc/X11/prefdm<BR>
#!/bin/sh<BR>
<BR>
PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin<BR>
<BR>
# shut down any graphical boot that might exist<BR>
if [ -x /usr/bin/rhgb-client ]; then<BR>
/usr/bin/rhgb-client -quit<BR>
fi<BR>
<BR>
# We need to source this so that the login screens get translated<BR>
[ -f /etc/profile.d/lang.sh ] && . /etc/profile.d/lang.sh<BR>
<BR>
# Run preferred X display manager<BR>
preferred=<BR>
if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/desktop ]; then<BR>
. /etc/sysconfig/desktop<BR>
if [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = GNOME ]; then<BR>
preferred=/usr/sbin/gdm<BR>
elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = KDE ]; then<BR>
preferred=/usr/bin/kdm<BR>
elif [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = XDM ]; then<BR>
preferred=/usr/bin/xdm<BR>
elif [ -n "$DISPLAYMANAGER" ]; then<BR>
preferred=$DISPLAYMANAGER<BR>
fi<BR>
fi<BR>
<BR>
shopt -s execfail<BR>
<BR>
# If we're in early-login mode and something is running, bail out<BR>
if grep -q early-login /proc/cmdline 2> /dev/null ; then<BR>
if [ -n "$preferred" ]; then<BR>
pidof $preferred >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit 0<BR>
fi<BR>
pidof gdm-binary >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit 0<BR>
pidof kdm >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit 0<BR>
pidof xdm >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit 0<BR>
fi<BR>
<BR>
if [ -n "$preferred" ]; then<BR>
$preferred "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1<BR>
if [ $? -ne 127 ]; then<BR>
exec $0 "$@"<BR>
exit $?<BR>
fi<BR>
fi<BR>
<BR>
# Fallbacks, in order<BR>
gdm "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1<BR>
if [ $? -ne 127 ]; then<BR>
exec $0 "$@"<BR>
exit $?<BR>
fi<BR>
kdm "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1<BR>
if [ $? -ne 127 ]; then<BR>
exec $0 "$@"<BR>
exit $?<BR>
fi<BR>
xdm "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1<BR>
if [ $? -ne 127 ]; then<BR>
exec $0 "$@"<BR>
exit $?<BR>
fi<BR>
<BR>
# catch all exit error<BR>
exit 1<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
On Wed, 2006-07-19 at 20:55 -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">On 7/18/06, Poohba <<A HREF="mailto:poohba@blkpoohba.dyndns.org">poohba@blkpoohba.dyndns.org</A>> wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> I am not able to start right into gnome or kde. I think it is set to start</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> in kde and it is failing. I have to boot into linux using the argument</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> linux 3, log in as root and then 'gdm' to get into X. Why is this? When I</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> boot regular it stops after starting Hal Daemon. I had fc3 and upgraded to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> fc5 and this has been the problem since the upgrade. There seems to be a</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> lot of problems with python, I am not sure if that is the problem but it is</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> a problem.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">>[snip]</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">If your problem is only booting into runlevel 5 instead of runlevel 3</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">edit /etc/inittab and change</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">"id:3:initdefault:" to "id:5:initdefault:". Next reboot should start gdm.</FONT>
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