Re: so ... how do i get a graphical boot?

[Dennis Gilmore <dennis ausil us>]

On Fri, 2003-10-31 at 21:58, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   i realize that the graphical boot has been discussed on numerous
> occasions, but frankly, i've never seen one on my system (currently
> running FC3).  how do i get one?  (at the moment, i see the standard
> line-oriented boot i've seen for years).
> 
>   i've verified that /etc/sysconfig/init contains
> 
>     BOOTUP=color
>     GRAPHICAL=yes
> 
>   i've perused /etc/rc.sysinit and the conditions look like they'd be
> satisfied.  /usr/bin/rhgb is there.  the file /proc/cmdline does not
> contain the string "nogui". so what am i missing?
> 
>   i figured it would be nice to see this graphical boot thingie at
> least once.

you need to apend rhgb to the end of your boot line the same as you do
for hdd=ide-scsi for a burner and you need to have the rhgb pacake
installed of course.

Dennis