On Sun, 2006-07-23 at 12:45 -0500, Chris Schumann wrote:
I've got a ThinkPad 600X with FC5. After some recent update, if I try to let the system boot normally, it hangs just before showing the login screen: The GRUB interface works fine; X starts and shows all the things that load; X re-starts and shows the solid blue desktop; I can move the cursor with the mouse, then it locks up dead.
But if I make it start in runlevel 3 (by adding "3" to the kernel parameters), that's fine, I can log in and do "init 5" and everything is peachy.
Where should I look for clues on what's going on?
Thanks, Chris
Chris:
I have an /etc/inittab that runs the line 18 id:3:initdefault: (it was id:5:initdefault in the FC 5 distro, but I dont like beginning graphics-like) and x:5:once:/etc/X11/prefdm --no-daemon last line of the script, that I commented out and I think manages the login in graphics mode, firing xdm. Maybe you have the problem in this last line.
Juan Carlos