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Corrupt init?
Did I corrupt my init file?
I was looking thru it and saw that it was starting up in init5, when I wanted it to start up in init3.
So I changed it to 5 to 3 and now it starts up in the GUI, and I don't want that. I guess I was thinking about Redhat and 3 is text based and 5 is GUI.
When I vi the file, the output is all screwed up.
Can I just install it from the Knoppix 3.3 cdrom or can someone post theres?
thanks
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Re: Corrupt init?
--Here's my /etc/inittab: (I wouldn't use it verbatim if I were you; it uses mingetty and only 4 VT's. Check over it 1st before replacing your bad one and rebooting.)
Code:
# /etc/inittab: init(8) configuration.
# $Id: inittab,v 1.9 2001/05/31 10:37:50 knopper Exp $
# The default runlevel.
id:5:initdefault:
# Boot-time system configuration/initialization script.
# This is run first except when booting in emergency (-b) mode.
si::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS
# What to do in single-user mode.
~~:S:respawn:/bin/bash -login >/dev/tty1 2>&1 </dev/tty1
# /etc/init.d executes the S and K scripts upon change
# of runlevel.
#
# Runlevel 0 is halt.
# Runlevel 1 is single-user.
# Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user.
# Runlevel 6 is reboot.
l0:0:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 0
l1:1:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 1
l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2
l3:3:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 3
l4:4:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 4
l5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 5
l6:6:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 6
# What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed.
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -h now
# Action on special keypress (ALT-UpArrow).
kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request -- edit /etc/inittab to let this work."
# What to do when the power fails/returns.
pf::powerwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail start
pn::powerfailnow:/etc/init.d/powerfail now
po::powerokwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail stop
# /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels.
#
# The "id" field MUST be the same as the last
# characters of the device (after "tty").
#
# Format:
# <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process>
1:12345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2
3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3
4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4
#5:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
#6:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
# Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal)
#
#T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
#T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100
# Example how to put a getty on a modem line.
#
#T3:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS3
#-- isdnutils begin
# Change the lines below for your local setup and uncomment them.
# Use "init q" to reread inittab.
# look at the vboxgetty / mgetty manpage for more information (mgetty isn't
# standard!)
#
#I0:2345:respawn:/usr/sbin/vboxgetty -d /dev/ttyI0
#I1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -D -m '"" ATZ OK AT&Eyourmsnhere OK AT&B512 OK' -s 38400 ttyI1
#-- isdnutils end
# Run X Window session from CDROM in runlevel 5
#w5:5:wait:/bin/sleep 2
#x5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/xsession start
--What you might want to do is poke around /etc/r c3.d and see if one of the symlinks in there is starting the Xfree server (like S99kdm or the like.)
Originally Posted by
JockVSJock
Did I corrupt my init file?
I was looking thru it and saw that it was starting up in init5, when I wanted it to start up in init3.
So I changed it to 5 to 3 and now it starts up in the GUI, and I don't want that. I guess I was thinking about Redhat and 3 is text based and 5 is GUI.
When I vi the file, the output is all screwed up.
Can I just install it from the Knoppix 3.3 cdrom or can someone post theres?
thanks
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I messed up and I am sorry for posting it...
I meant inittab, not the init.
I changed the run level to 3 to 5 which boots Knoppix 3.3 into GUI. I don't want that, so I used VI and changed the file back to what it was.
thanks
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