Nagging X problem

[Thomas E. Dukes]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Kent Nyberg
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 1:58 PM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: Nagging X problem
> 
> On lör, 2004-09-25 at 09:25 -0400, Thomas E. Dukes wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > My system is setup to boot in runlevel 5,  I would prefer 
> it not.  I 
> > have changed it to runlevel 3 in the inittab and that 
> works.  BUT, if 
> > I then want to start X manually from the command line, it 
> just hangs.
> > 
> > I'm using "startx" after logging in.  Is that the correct 
> command?  I 
> > have been using RedHat since early 1996 and that always 
> worked.  Has 
> > something changed?
> > 
> > TIA
> > 
> 
> Does it hang as in the computer hangs, or does it hang like 
> in you dont see your desktop (Gnome/KDE)?
> Perhaps its not configured to start a desktop, so just X starts?
> 
> Just guessing though.. 
> 
Hello Kent,

No the computer itself does not hang.  Just X.  I can do a
crtl-alt-backspace and exit out.  All I get is the X cursor.

In runlevel 5, it starts gnome.

Thanks!!