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When ever i boot into slackware12.1 it boots up nicely its just it seem's to stop at runlevel 3 or terminal flashing darkstarlogin then i have to type startx i've ...
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  1. 07-31-2008 #1
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    [SOLVED] Runlevels

    When ever i boot into slackware12.1 it boots up nicely its just it seem's to stop at runlevel 3 or terminal flashing darkstarlogin then i have to type startx i've tried changing /etc/inittab the runlevel from 3 to 5 but still no luck is this normal in slackware or is it just my luck
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    Yeah this is normal for Slackware. runlevel 3 is default, and runlevel 5 is unused (but configured like runlevel 3).

    If you switch default to runlevel 4 in inittab it should boot into graphics.
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    So its runlevel 4 o ok thanx
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