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ezzetabi

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Registered: 2006-08-27

Posts: 947

[solved] Selecting init level 3 instead of default 5

I messed up my X, it freezes the computer on starting.
I think I can solve the problem, but I need to access to the system.
By default ssh is unusable since no network is activated (notebook).
The init level is 5 and it starts the freezing X.
I tried using the Arch installation CD but it freezes too after detecting my network card.
I am using lilo...

How can I tell the system I want init level 3 (or 1) before it starts X?
Thanks...

Last edited by ezzetabi (2007-12-29 08:20:26)

ProzacR

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Registered: 2007-04-29

Posts: 272

Re: [solved] Selecting init level 3 instead of default 5

I suggest you to use Linux liveCD like DSL Linux to fix your problems.

wuischke

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From: Suisse Romande

Registered: 2007-01-06

Posts: 630

Re: [solved] Selecting init level 3 instead of default 5

Try to boot into single user mode by appending Single to the kernel line in grub. (Select the entry and edit it using 'e')

theringmaster

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From: Air Force

Registered: 2007-07-16

Posts: 581

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Re: [solved] Selecting init level 3 instead of default 5

I messed up my X, it freezes the computer on starting.
I think I can solve the problem, but I need to access to the system.
By default ssh is unusable since no network is activated (notebook).
The init level is 5 and it starts the freezing X.
I tried using the Arch installation CD but it freezes too after detecting my network card.
I am using lilo...

How can I tell the system I want init level 3 (or 1) before it starts X?
Thanks...

If you can boot to a console just do

nano /etc/inittab

AS ROOT and change the runlevel to 3

Last edited by theringmaster (2007-12-28 18:23:27)

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tesjo

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Registered: 2007-11-30

Posts: 164

Re: [solved] Selecting init level 3 instead of default 5

If you cannot use a live cd to edit /etc/inittab, I believe when you get the lilo prompt you can just add the run level as an argument like

boot: linux 3

where linux is your lilo label and 3 is the init level

ezzetabi

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Registered: 2006-08-27

Posts: 947

Re: [solved] Selecting init level 3 instead of default 5

my mistake, the installer CD didn't froze just was waiting like 40 seconds...

does lilo have a prompt? How?

byte

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From: Düsseldorf (DE)

Registered: 2006-05-01

Posts: 2,046

Re: [solved] Selecting init level 3 instead of default 5

Lilo? Just type the name of your menu entry and append 3 or s or single etc.

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