Runlevel 2 starting GUI
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xorg (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Critical
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The system is attempting to start the GUI for runlevels 2 & 3, when the standard
specification is that runlevel 5 is reserved for GUI startup.
This is a serious hinderance to systems where the X-server has to be manually
configured from a console *outside* the GUI, or other maintainence has to be
done before the X-server starts.
In my particular example: I am trying to set up a test configuration of Ubuntu
Hoary Hedgehog (5.04, 2005/03/10 build) in a VMware session. As Ubuntu cannot
recognize/configure the X-server in this environment, I would need to manually
configure the X-server. However, manual configuration requires me to start the
system at boot to a console-only boot (RL 3), and only RL 1 will come up in text
mode (and this severly restricts my ability to get patches).
Additionally, the error dialog that eventually comes up afer a number of GUI
startup failures will lock up the VM, and you still cannot get past that.
Running the system to default to Runlevel 5 should be sufficient to boot a
system into the preferred GUI condole.
The LSB does not require specific runlevel definitions for distributions, and
the current configuration reflects Ubuntu policy.
single-user mode is provided for maintenance (an entry is added to the default
GRUB menu labeled "recovery mode")