Re: debug tips

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam sbcglobal net>]

On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 10:55 +0100, Marc Herbert wrote:
> Aaron Konstam a écrit :
> > On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 08:53 -0700, Daniel Fetchinson wrote:
> 
> >> As I've said, but let me repeat it again, I do boot into run level 3.
> >> After logging in I start X manually via startx.
> 
> >>> We are having a giant miscommunication going on . What rl are you actually running at?
> 
> >> No, there is no miscommunication, simply you just have to believe that
> >> it is possible to boot in runlevel 3 and then it is possible to start
> >> X manually via startx :)
> 
> > I believe it, if you will accept that running startx puts you in to rl5
> > not rl3.
> 
> Huh? startx is changing the runlevel? That is some news.
This is a semantic argument. rl3 does not support X, rl5 does. I have
never actually checked this but I would be amazed if when one runs
startx the system does not switch to rl5.

But I guess I will have to try it or depend on the testimony of someone
who runs startx. I have been amazed before.
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