[lug] setting init 3 on KRUD install

[Kevin Fenzi]

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>>>>> "D" == D Stimits <stimits at comcast.net> writes:

D> Unfortunately it isn't that simple. Installation fails the moment
D> it tries to start X11 during install. I have to keep it from even
D> attempting to set up X11, but I want everything in place. So
D> essentially it must remain in runlevel 3 during install and not do
D> any X11 at all, or it dies. It would be nice if the install could
D> also set the intial login runlevel to 3 even with X11 installed,
D> since all graphical mode will do after install is cause
D> catastrophic failure. I could use rescue mode after the install and
D> before first run to mount the filesystem and edit inittab, but this
D> will have no effect on a successful install, it'll never get that
D> far unless I completely remove all X11 packages (and I don't want
D> to go down that very very very long road of installing all X11
D> stuff later, one package at a time).

My suggestions: 

- - Can you do the install on another box, then move the drive over to
the box with the flaky video card? Then you can set it to runlevel 3
and still have X installed. 

- - Install in text mode, with no X installed and then install the
packages after you bring the machine up. It's likely not as painfull
as you think due to yum/apt-rpm... You can specify the X program you
want to run and it should pull in all the right packages., ie:

yum install xterm
and it should pull in everything that xterm needs to run. 

kevin
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