Telinit Problem
Jonathan Berry
berryja at gmail.com
Sun Nov 14 23:04:20 UTC 2004
Hi Carl,
On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:59:17 -0500, Carl Lucas <clucas at adelphia.net> wrote:
> I wanted to install the nvidia video driver and have been flummoxed in
> the first step!!
>
> I log in as "Root" and then open a terminal. I enter "telinit 3" and am
> greeted with a blank sreen. I press a key and there are 4 lines and then
> nothing. I have to reboot to get out of it. Here are the lines:
>
> starting
> pcmcia: [ok]
> starting irqbalance:
> [ok]
> starting automount: no mounpoints defined: [ok]
> starting
> anacron: [ok]
>
> I realize these are the steps that occur when booting but why does it stop?
>
Try this:
Ctrl+Alt+F1 to go to a terminal screen, not an X terminal
Login as root
telinit 3
Hit enter a few times to reprint the prompt
That should get you started.
Jonathan
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