YDL on Powerbook 15"

[Ed McKnight]

Suggestion while you troubleshoot: don't have init's runlevel at 5. 
Leave it at 3. Use the 'startx' script to fire up X11. I typically wrap 
my own script around that one to route stdout & stderr to a log file 
which I can then consult for debugging. If X doesn't work well you may 
still be able ctl-alt-bkspc to kill it and return to the text console or 
to switch to a different virtual console and kill X manually.

Once you've got X configured:
	a) post your config file for everyone else's benefit :)
	b) restore the runlevel in inittab if you like the grahpical login.
	c) start trying to figure out the power-management :)

a) & c) will be especially helpful for me if you've got the new aluminum 
15" PB. I (stupidly, as it turns out) upgraded to the aluminum model and 
found that neither X nor power management would work, both of which I 
need, so I'm stumbling along with OSX only until these things are sorted 
out.

HTH,  --emk


Justin Mack wrote:
> First of all, I just want to say a big thank you for the help.  Once I 
> got in and changed the run level in the /etc/inittab to turn off the X 
> environment on startup, I was able to reboot into full multi-user mode. 
>  Once there, I ran Xautoconfig to generate a raw config file for my 
> display.  Upon changing the run level back to 5 and rebooting I was 
> successfully presented with a graphical login screen.  Once again, that 
> is the good news.  The problem now is that once I successfully login and 
> either the GNOME or KDE environment attempts to start, I get the same 
> hard freeze of the system.  If anybody has any thoughts on this, it 
> would be helpful, otherwise I'll continue to try to troubleshoot the 
> problem.
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> On Jan 18, 2004, at 10:46 AM, Harvey Ussery wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> Tim ODriscoll wrote:
>>
>>>>  When you get the bootloader prompt after you've switched the 
>>>> machine on
>>>> (I'm assuming you're using yaboot), instead of just hitting enter, 
>>>> type in
>>>> 'linux single'.. That will boot you into single-user mode where you are
>>>> root and in a text console.
>>>>
>> Justin,    Tim's post is a useful correction on my previous post: On 
>> re-reading your original post it is apparent that you do get an 
>> initial yaboot boot prompt. If that is the case, then my suggestion of 
>> starting by booting from the install CD is superfluous (though you 
>> might keep it in mind as a "rescue mode" in dire circumstances). Do as 
>> he suggests--enter "linux  single" at the boot prompt & continue as 
>> per my earlier post.    Good luck.    --Harvey
>>
>>>>
>>
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