Re: Changing runlevels at boot time

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On 12/04/17 09:01, Alex wrote:
> Hi,
>
>>> On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Ed Greshko <ed.greshko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> On 12/03/17 23:23, Alex wrote:
>>>>> If I boot to multi-user first, then switch to graphical boot, it works fine.
>>>> Are you saying that after you get to multi-user mode you do something like "init 5"
>>>> to get t a GUI login or you use startx?
>>> Is startx different from "systemctl isolate graphical.target"?
>> Yes.  With startx you don't start a display manager (gdm, sddm, or whatever you've
>> chosen).  You won't have a login screen.
> Sure, I just meant is it the same X server.

Then I suppose you should have asked that question.  :-)

Yes.

>
>>> I believe I've used both, but don't remember what I did last or if
>>> both of them produce the same results.
>>>
>>> (I'm new to Wayland but not Xorg or X11)
>> It sounds as if you have a standard Workstation installation and as such gdm will be
>> the DM.  And, it sounds as if gdm isn't starting.
>>
>> When you boot and get to the blank screen you should be able to get to a Virtual
>> Terminal (ctrl-alt-F2) and login to see what is going on.
> Yes, that I know, and it does not work. The HDD light goes on
> occasionally, but the system is unresponsive.

OK.  You'd not mentioned before now that you've tried getting to a Virtual Terminal. 
A system booted to a blank screen can be viewed as unresponsive.  So, there's a bit
of ambiguity in what you're writing.

Maybe try removing rhgb and quiet from the boot params to see maybe see where the
hangup is.

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