From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (nat-pix.rdu.redhat.com [10.255.18.200]) by listman.rdu-colo.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h52C4a513246 for ; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:04:36 -0400 Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h52C53m31699 for blinux-list@listman.rdu-colo.redhat.com; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:05:03 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h52C53I31693 for ; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:05:03 -0400 Received: from smtp3.knology.net (IDENT:qmailr@smtp3.knology.net [24.214.63.13]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h52C52H28107 for ; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:05:02 -0400 Received: (qmail 12472 invoked from network); 2 Jun 2003 12:05:07 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO potpal) (69.1.42.5) by smtp3.knology.net with SMTP; 2 Jun 2003 12:05:07 -0000 Received: from kennyhitt by potpal with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19Mo4M-0003f5-00 for ; Mon, 02 Jun 2003 07:05:42 -0500 Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 07:05:42 -0500 To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Not starting X at boot Message-ID: <20030602120542.GC11807@potpal> References: <20030531191641.GN29426@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030531191641.GN29426@rednote.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i From: Kenny Hitt X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi. I',m sure your solution will work in Redhat, but she is using Debian. Debian treats run levels differently than Redhat. Kenny On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 03:16:42PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > I believe the canonical way is to edit /etc/inittab and change: > > id:5:initdefault > > so that it becomes ... > > id:3:initdefault > > Change the '5' to a '3', in other words. > > > Cheryl Homiak writes: > > From: Cheryl Homiak > > > > I am trying to get garnome up and running and with it, of course, X. can > > somebody using debian remind me how one keeps X from starting at boot. I though > > i remembered it as being to not have xdm on your system, but neither apt-get or > > dpkg like the idea of my getting rid of xdm and leaving the main package. I do > > know how to get out of X if I do boot up with it, but I would prefer not to do > > so at this stage. > > Thanks. > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >