linux kernel startup problem

[nick098]

When I start Red Hat linux 7.1 into the kernel (my box dosn't support the desktop) it boots fine then when it gets to the login screen it disapears and reapears about every 5-10 seconds and clears anything I put in. What is causing this and how do I avoid it? :confused:

[slapNUT]

Your set to boot into a GUI and X is failing to start but it keeps trying to restart instead of sending you to a console login.
At your LILO boot: prompt type linux single then edit /etc/inittab and change the line that says
id:5:initdefault:
to this
id:3:initdefault:

[nick098]

Whene I do that it says somthing about the single part (of linux single)dosn't exist, boots up about halfway into some weird mode that I havn't seen before, and says that edit isn't a command.
Mabye I need more ram

[slapNUT]

You're in single user mode. You should type pico /etc/inittab to edit that file. If you don't have pico installed you could replace pico with vi

Helpfull vi commands dont forget the colon: it is part of the command.
type :wq<Enter> to save and exit
type :q<Enter> to exit
type :help<Enter> or <F1> for on-line help