Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2011-01-01 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 01. 01. 2011 12:36:14 je Lisi napisal(a): On Sunday 19 December 2010 23:18:19 Bob Proulx wrote: > I wouldn't transition to > single user mode from multiuser mode directly myself. I have never had any problems with init 1, wherever I used it from, other than that KDE doesn't shut down very

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2011-01-01 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 19 December 2010 23:18:19 Bob Proulx wrote: > I wouldn't transition to > single user mode from multiuser mode directly myself. I have never had any problems with init 1, wherever I used it from, other than that KDE doesn't shut down very cleanly in the sense that it does not save every

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 12/19/2010 06:02 PM, Lisi wrote: > So - Oh my friends be warned by me! init 1 is fine. init s is not. Paul > has > given a very clear exposition of the facts either above of below, depending > on how you thread your emails. I guess ( after reading Bob's reply) I forgot to mention, NORMALL

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Bob Proulx
Lisi wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > probably about to tell me that it would. ;-) > > Yes. I am going to say, "It should work." :-) > > My curtiosity being even more 'satiable than the elephant's child, I tried. > > The short answer is it doesn't work. Note that I didn't say that it /did/ w

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 19 December 2010 19:09:46 Bob Proulx wrote: >  I don't think that "init s" would work - but you are > > > probably about to tell me that it would. ;-) > > Yes.  I am going to say, "It should work."  :-) My curtiosity being even more 'satiable than the elephant's child, I tried. The sho

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 12/19/2010 02:09 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: >> tty) I use "init 1". I don't think that "init s" would work - but you are >> > probably about to tell me that it would. ;-) > Yes. I am going to say, "It should work." :-) > > Personally I wouldn't move from multiuser to single user directly. I > w

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Bob Proulx
Lisi wrote: > If I want to boot into single user from a cold start, I do it via GRUB. But > if I am in a GUI and I want to actually change (rather than just bring up a > tty) I use "init 1". I don't think that "init s" would work - but you are > probably about to tell me that it would. ;-) Ye

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 19 December 2010 18:46:18 Bob Proulx wrote: > Runlevel 1 is almost universially used to implement single user mode. > When you ask why not use 1 instead of "single" the answer is that > there isn't any reason.  I just think it more clear to ask for single > user mode directly and not jump

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Bob Proulx
Lisi wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > The traditional solution would be to boot single user mode with S or > > 'single' and make corrections from there. Alternatively you can > > disable gdm/kdm/xdm temporarily and then reboot to the full system > > which will then be a text console. > > Once we ar

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-19 Thread Lisi
and I lose the keyboard again... do you know of a > > > way of changing the runlevel to just console (no X) or aborting X > > > startup during Linux boot process (some key combination or anything). > > > > I searched it and turned up to be pretty simple. > >

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-17 Thread Juan Ignacio Gaudio
t before X crashes and I lose the keyboard again... do you know of a > > way of changing the runlevel to just console (no X) or aborting X > > startup during Linux boot process (some key combination or anything). > > > > I'm running Debian Lenny. > > In addition

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-17 Thread Camaleón
store the > previous xorg.conf. But as X starts automatically I can't manage to do > that before X crashes and I lose the keyboard again... do you know of a > way of changing the runlevel to just console (no X) or aborting X > startup during Linux boot process (some key combination

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-16 Thread Bob Proulx
the runlevel to just console (no X) or aborting X startup during Linux boot > > process (some key combination or anything). > > I searched it and turned up to be pretty simple. > > It's just needed to append the runlevel number to the kernel line, something > like this e

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-16 Thread Juan Ignacio Gaudio
: *Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:06:31 +0100 > *To: * > *Subject: *Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process > > Hello, > > I broke my X (again) trying to install a graphics device driver on my > Vostro 1000, so now I don't have video and the keyboard does not respond. >

Re: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-16 Thread teddieeb
audio Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:06:31 To: Subject: Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process Hello, I broke my X (again) trying to install a graphics device driver on my Vostro 1000, so now I don't have video and the keyboard does not respond. I just need to be able to c

Spontaneously aborting X startup during Linux boot process

2010-12-16 Thread Juan Ignacio Gaudio
to do that before X crashes and I lose the keyboard again... do you know of a way of changing the runlevel to just console (no X) or aborting X startup during Linux boot process (some key combination or anything). I'm running Debian Lenny. Thanks!

Re: during linux boot

1999-01-01 Thread Robert J. Alexander
Try: shutdown -h 0when you want to shutdown shutdown -r 0when you want to reboot Darko Martic wrote: > > Hi ! > > When I'm booting linux (from hda2 cause hda1 is swap) sometimes I get > message something like '/dev/hda2 was not unmounted .' and then it's > 'fixed' I supose. W

during linux boot

1999-01-01 Thread Darko Martic
Hi ! When I'm booting linux (from hda2 cause hda1 is swap) sometimes I get message something like '/dev/hda2 was not unmounted .' and then it's 'fixed' I supose. What am I doing wrong? When I'm shuting down or rebooting I enter halt or reboot. Thanx !