Dave Sherohman wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 04:27:20PM +0200, Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote: > > Your 2nd suggestion worked OK, but I wonder if it wouldn't be possible to > > define a new > > (unused) runlevel that doesn't start X (say 7) and then 'init 7' whenever I > > feel like > > shutting down X? Does this sound possible, and if so, how do I find out how > > to do it? > > No need to define a new runlevel, just use update-rc.d. Debian sets up > runlevels 2-5 as identical to each other with the expectation that users who > want to use them for process/daemon control will customize the runlevels to > their personal taste. (Note: Those Red Hat guys probably told you that the > default runlevel is 5, but Debian's default is 2.)
Thanks, I'll remember that, but it's moot now, at least for a while. I attempted the upgrade from 2.0 to 2.1, and couldn't get past a circular dependency on libc6 in dselect. I used the Q option to say "accept this", continued with the upgrade, and all seemed well. Then, whenever I tried to do anything I get a very ominous response. Take this for example: # ls -l Segmentation fault # shutdown -r now Segmentation fault #<Ctrl><Alt><Del> masses of error messages, interspersed with "Segmentation fault" errors (rebooted eventually thank goodness, or I wouldn't be in OS/2 now, writing this). So I guess I have no Linux system now. Scratch everything and try again in a month or so. Maybe 2.2 will install OK, but I must admit I'm beginning to doubt it. I've been trying, on and off, to get Linux working for about 5 years, but my 21 years experience in this business just isn't enough. Sometimes I envy all you Linux gurus (=people who have got Linux installed OK) out there, it must be really nice to have cracked the puzzle. Maybe I'll solve it when Linux reaches its 10th birthday, and woody is stable, who knows? I'm not being sarcastic, BTW, just a little frustrated... -- Best regards, Peter Hugosson-Miller
