HELP !!!!! red hat linux starting problem......

[piyush]

Hello,
         my red hat 9 system configured for a GUI based login at startup, gives command prompt login which keeps on blinking and does not allow to login, it was running fine till a day back. i dont know what caused the problem suddenly. please help as soon as u can, because i have to run it fast...please advice anything except reinstallation.  

Regards,
Piyush.

[sashijoseph]

Hi,
Try this.Boot in single user mode(if using grub select the Linux entry and hit 'e'. Select the kernel.... line and hit e again for editing.Then at the end of the line append a 'single' .Then hit enter and press 'b' to boot.The system should boot into single user mode.)
Now at the shell prompt change the runlevel from 5 to 3 using vi on /etc/inittab.You could also type 'telinit 3' to be immedately switched to runlevel 3.There you can use 'startx' to start gui mode or to troubleshoot if X crashes or sth.

[GNUrag]

just check whether id:5:initdefault: line is like this.... then restart you X server....

[sashijoseph]

How? His console's not logging him in!

[ty_young]

I encounter a similiar problem just yesterday. After flashing couple of times, the X configurator will show up. Just denied/ Cancel all the way till the end, you'll get to login through the console.