X question - not sure where to put it, but...

[eejit]

when I change inittab to reda runlevel 5 as the default, the system hangs at "starting linuxconf" when booting.

booting runlevel 3 and a manual "startx" works fine.

when I go into linuxconf and change the boot to "graphical and network", it tells me that "this runlevel is not configured yet."

("I'm so confused!" - Vinnie Barbarino)

While we're at it, how does the "rescue" feature when booting from the CD work? So far I've haven't found any info on this.

[pbharris]

hello,
i am guessing that your video card needs (and X needs) a module (aka driver) loaded before it can start, if this is the case add [b]modprobe driver_name/b] at the end of /etc/rc.d/rc.local

[eejit]

newbie question:

where are modules listed so I'll know what to replace "driver_name" with after "modprobe" ??

why do I need to put this in, if X starts fine from the command prompt?

[pbharris]

hello,
to get a list of all modules type modprobe -l | more . linux has loadable module support (modules are loaded and unloaded as needed), most of the time it works great, but not always. i don't know if this is the problem or not. it is possible there is something fishy with you init scripts. to try to enter runlevel (without rebooting) 5 type init 5 at the command prompt and see what happens. you can also stop linuxconfig from starting by removing the link /etc/rc5.d/Snnlinuxconfig, nn are numbers. (could be another directory depending on distro)