How to boot into graphics from text

[Said MOKHTARI]

edit the file "/etc/inittab" and change the line like this
*id:3:initdefault:*
to
*id:5:initdefault:*

Bob McClure Jr wrote:

>On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 05:06:07PM -0700, dave first wrote:
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>>Uh, maybe I wasn't too clear. What I mean to say is that the system stays in
>>text mode clear to the login prompt, instead of starting up a window mgr
>>like gnome of kde. I can start a window manager manually after I log in - so
>>the video display is just fine.
>>
>>I just can't quite figure out how to get it start up automagically...?
>>
>>dave
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>See
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>http://www.rhil.net/docs/faq.html#text_login
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>>On 10/6/05, dave first <linux4dave at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>Hey Guys,
>>>
>>>I just got a new RH4 system that boots up fine (there's a graphic Redhat
>>>splash screen), but stays in text mode. I'm not sure what I need to do to
>>>get it to just start up a gnome or kde login screen.
>>>
>>>Isn't there some grub setting? What am I missing?
>>>
>>>dave
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>>>
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>Cheers,
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