Re: Problems with GDM - graphical greeter gone

From: Mark Nixon (manixdk_at_tiscali.dk)
Date: 03/26/05

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Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:24:04 +0100

    On Sat, 2005-03-26 at 13:36 +0000, Stuart Sears wrote:
    > On Saturday 26 March 2005 13:28, Mark Nixon wrote:
    > > On Fri, 2005-03-25 at 23:32 +0000, Stuart Sears wrote:
    > > > On Friday 25 March 2005 23:21, Mark Nixon wrote:
    > > > > Oops, I accidently deleted Stuart's reply. I just tried that, and
    > > > > I still get a little black and white greeter with an analog clock
    > > > > on the right hand side.
    > > > >
    > > > > Mark
    > > >
    > > > for the /etc/inittab trick to work you'll have to leave runlevel 5
    > > > and reenter it (if you haven't tried this)
    > > > log in on a virtual terminal as root
    > > > init 3
    > > > init 5; exit
    > > > Stuart
    > >
    > > By a virtual terminal you mean ctrl-alt-F4?
    > yes, or any other text-based terminal.(F1-F6).
    > In fact you *could* do this in an xterm if you wanted,
    > but you'd have to log in again after the 'init 3'
    > > And I should shut down
    > > all running programmes, right?
    > graphical apps, probably yes - to avoid losing any data in files you
    > currently have open.

    Just tried it ctl-alt-4, and it says "command not found". As a a matter
    of fact, commands like "ifconfig" only work for me in an xterm. I guess
    I'll try it in an xterm, and log in again.

    Sorry if I sound ignorant, but my experience is mostly with DOS, OS/2
    and WIN. And I google and man the hell out of my questions.

    Mark 

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