[lug] Getting X started - or, more properly, stopped

[Kenneth D. Weinert]

OK, got it sorted - and yes, it does tell you to use ^X to go to the text 
prompt. I have no idea how I missed that.

The problem was this: X wouldn't start because the font server wasn't 
running. The font server wouldn't start because /usr/X11R6/bin/X was not a 
link.

Made X a link to XF86_SVGA and all now works.

Why is it important that X be a link?

At 07:25 PM 9/22/01 -0600, you wrote:
> > > Any pointers on how to get this out of init 5 and back into init 3 
> will be
> > > *greatly* appreciated.
> >
> > Edit /etc/inittab
> >
> > Change the line that says "id:5:initdefault:" to "id:3:initdefault:"
>
>I forgot to mention, you'll need to boot into single user mode to edit 
>inittab if you can't login after it trys runlevel 5. ( I think that was 
>what you were saying. )
>
>At the lilo prompt type "linux 1".
>
>John
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