How to boot into graphics from text

[Anuj]

Please check the /etc/inittab  file and change the level to 5

# 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:5:initdefault:


On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 19:21 -0500, Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 05:06:07PM -0700, dave first wrote:
> > Uh, maybe I wasn't too clear. What I mean to say is that the system stays in
> > text mode clear to the login prompt, instead of starting up a window mgr
> > like gnome of kde. I can start a window manager manually after I log in - so
> > the video display is just fine.
> > 
> > I just can't quite figure out how to get it start up automagically...?
> > 
> > dave
> 
> See
> 
> http://www.rhil.net/docs/faq.html#text_login
> 
> > On 10/6/05, dave first <linux4dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey Guys,
> > >
> > > I just got a new RH4 system that boots up fine (there's a graphic Redhat
> > > splash screen), but stays in text mode. I'm not sure what I need to do to
> > > get it to just start up a gnome or kde login screen.
> > >
> > > Isn't there some grub setting? What am I missing?
> > >
> > > dave
> 
> Cheers,