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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:33 am    Post subject: [Solved] KDE and runlevels Reply with quote

I can start KDE with startx command after I login on tty1. I want to login on KDE but switching default runlevel by editing /etc/inittab has no effect. How can you do this?

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:40 am    Post subject: Re: KDE and runlevels Reply with quote

cristi92b wrote:
I can start KDE with startx command after I login on tty1. I want to login on KDE but switching default runlevel by editing /etc/inittab has no effect. How can you do this?
kdm?
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

rc-update add kdm default ?

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There is a problem:
* rc-update: service `kdm' does not exist

and /etc/init.d/kdm does not exist although kdm is emerged.

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Can you edit inittab to look like this? (I added new_runlevel at runlevel 5)
And:
Code:
mkdir /etc/runlevels/new_runlevel

rc-update add kdm new_runlevel


/etc/inittab:
#
# /etc/inittab:  This file describes how the INIT process should set up
#                the system in a certain run-level.
#
# Author:  Miquel van Smoorenburg, <miquels@cistron.nl>
# Modified by:  Patrick J. Volkerding, <volkerdi@ftp.cdrom.com>
# Modified by:  Daniel Robbins, <drobbins@gentoo.org>
# Modified by:  Martin Schlemmer, <azarah@gentoo.org>
# Modified by:  Mike Frysinger, <vapier@gentoo.org>
# Modified by:  Robin H. Johnson, <robbat2@gentoo.org>
#
# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/sysvinit/files/inittab-2.87,v 1.1 2010/01/08 16:55:07 williamh Exp $

# Default runlevel.
id:5:initdefault:

# System initialization, mount local filesystems, etc.
si::sysinit:/sbin/rc sysinit

# Further system initialization, brings up the boot runlevel.
rc::bootwait:/sbin/rc boot

l0:0:wait:/sbin/rc shutdown
l0s:0:wait:/sbin/halt -dhp
l1:1:wait:/sbin/rc single
l2:2:wait:/sbin/rc nonetwork
l3:3:wait:/sbin/rc default
l4:4:wait:/sbin/rc default
l5:5:wait:/sbin/rc default new_runlevel
l6:6:wait:/sbin/rc reboot
l6r:6:wait:/sbin/reboot -dk
#z6:6:respawn:/sbin/sulogin

# new-style single-user
su0:S:wait:/sbin/rc single
su1:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin

# TERMINALS
c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux

# SERIAL CONSOLES
#s0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 115200 ttyS0 vt100
#s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 115200 ttyS1 vt100

# What to do at the "Three Finger Salute".
ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -r now

# Used by /etc/init.d/xdm to control DM startup.
# Read the comments in /etc/init.d/xdm for more
# info. Do NOT remove, as this will start nothing
# extra at boot if /etc/init.d/xdm is not added
# to the "default" runlevel.
x:a:once:/etc/X11/startDM.sh
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

install xdm and configure it to use kdm
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DaggyStyle wrote:
install xdm and configure it to use kdm


I'll do it, thank you!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No need to install anything!
Go and edit /etc/conf.d/xdm.
That file has info on what to do for kde.
Then add xdm to runlevel default.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gerard82 wrote:
No need to install anything!
Go and edit /etc/conf.d/xdm.
That file has info on what to do for kde.
Then add xdm to runlevel default.
Gerard.


in order to use kde via xdm you must install kdm...
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Daggystyle wrote:
in order to use kde via xdm you must install kdm...

That's normally installed when you install kdebase-meta or kde-meta.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i edited /etc/conf.d/xdm and added xdm to my runlevel

/etc/conf.d/xdm (before):
# We always try and start X on a static VT. The various DMs normally default
# to using VT7. If you wish to use the xdm init script, then you should ensure
# that the VT checked is the same VT your DM wants to use. We do this check to
# ensure that you haven't accidentally configured something to run on the VT
# in your /etc/inittab file so that you don't get a dead keyboard.
CHECKVT=7

# What display manager do you use ?  [ xdm | gdm | kdm | gpe | entrance ]
# NOTE: If this is set in /etc/rc.conf, that setting will override this one.
DISPLAYMANAGER="xdm"


/etc/conf.d/xdm (after):
# We always try and start X on a static VT. The various DMs normally default
# to using VT7. If you wish to use the xdm init script, then you should ensure
# that the VT checked is the same VT your DM wants to use. We do this check to
# ensure that you haven't accidentally configured something to run on the VT
# in your /etc/inittab file so that you don't get a dead keyboard.
CHECKVT=7

# What display manager do you use ?  [ xdm | gdm | kdm | gpe | entrance ]
# NOTE: If this is set in /etc/rc.conf, that setting will override this one.
DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"


It works now, thank you!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gerard82 wrote:
Daggystyle wrote:
in order to use kde via xdm you must install kdm...

That's normally installed when you install kdebase-meta or kde-meta.
Gerard.


ok, I don't kdebase-meta nor kde-meta so I didn't know, now I do know.

cristi92b wrote:
i edited /etc/conf.d/xdm and added xdm to my runlevel

/etc/conf.d/xdm (before):
# We always try and start X on a static VT. The various DMs normally default
# to using VT7. If you wish to use the xdm init script, then you should ensure
# that the VT checked is the same VT your DM wants to use. We do this check to
# ensure that you haven't accidentally configured something to run on the VT
# in your /etc/inittab file so that you don't get a dead keyboard.
CHECKVT=7

# What display manager do you use ?  [ xdm | gdm | kdm | gpe | entrance ]
# NOTE: If this is set in /etc/rc.conf, that setting will override this one.
DISPLAYMANAGER="xdm"


/etc/conf.d/xdm (after):
# We always try and start X on a static VT. The various DMs normally default
# to using VT7. If you wish to use the xdm init script, then you should ensure
# that the VT checked is the same VT your DM wants to use. We do this check to
# ensure that you haven't accidentally configured something to run on the VT
# in your /etc/inittab file so that you don't get a dead keyboard.
CHECKVT=7

# What display manager do you use ?  [ xdm | gdm | kdm | gpe | entrance ]
# NOTE: If this is set in /etc/rc.conf, that setting will override this one.
DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm"


It works now, thank you!

excellent, please mark topic as solved.
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