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metz2000
07-04-2003, 07:41 PM
Hello. I would like to run my SETI stuff from the command line and therefore want to boot up to a command line from scratch.

i.e. Hit Power > boot up > BASH prompt

However, I don't want to put myself into this situation without knowing how to get back into the X windows (or whatever it's called) GUI.

Basically, when faced with a prompt how does one get into KDE?... to browse the net with Mozilla etc!

Do I have to use something like XFree86 start ?

Anyway, how can I test this before totally disabling the 'boot into GUI' in mandrake control centre :p ?!

Thanks for your help, much appreciated my Linux amigos :)
viperlin
07-04-2003, 07:52 PM
http://zion.alturl.com/images/bart.gif



"startx"

;)
seabass55
07-04-2003, 08:02 PM
Why not just leave your GUI and <ctrl><alt>F2 and just let it run there
metz2000
07-04-2003, 08:14 PM
Originally posted by seabass55
Why not just leave your GUI and <ctrl><alt>F2 and just let it run there
I had thought of this (I only know bits and bobs about Linux atm!)...

...but i thought the CPU and graphics would still be working on the X server stuff... I wanted minimum cpu usage and minimum number of processes so as to maximise WU crunching times. If switching to another tty (using ctrl-alt-fy) is equivalent then I will do this. A little less hassle ;)


EDIT: and oh yes, I found that startx, or simply kde worked fine for me :D

Thanks for your help :)
seabass55
07-04-2003, 10:26 PM
oh okay
redhat81
07-05-2003, 12:04 AM
How do you do the inverse? Close the X server so that you only have command prompts?
hyp_spec
07-05-2003, 12:47 AM
"ctrl + alt + backspace" under X
metz2000
07-05-2003, 04:41 AM
Only thing with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace is...

Excerpt from man XFree86:
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace:
Immediately kills the server -- no questions asked. This can be disabled with the DontZap XF86Config(5x) file option.
So it is quite possible that this may disabled via XF86Config. Have a look at the man page for XF86Config if this is the case, and look for details on how to change 'DontZap' to your personal taste.
mdwatts
07-05-2003, 08:08 AM
Why not just add a entry to /etc/crontab to start Setiathome automatically?

15 * * * * root cd /path/to/setiathome; ./setiathome -nice 19 > /dev/null 2> /dev/null

It will start by itself within 15 minutes after you boot and restart itself if necessary.