Bill Marcum wrote:
> On 9 Mar 2006 05:58:21 -0800, iforone
> <floydstestemail@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> >> "iforone" <floydstestemail@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1141894058.246718.33220@j52g2000cwj.googlegro ups.com...

> >> > Here's my runlevel output from Konsole (K's bash derivitive);
> >> >
> >> > $ sudo runlevel
> >> > N 2
[snip]

> >>
> >> "Konsole" doesn't have a runlevel. The system does.

> >
> > Ok - great - thanks...
> > so I am in runlevel 2 as noted from runlevel output ? ('N'ormal or
> > 'N'etworked '2' ?)
> >

> 'N' is the previous runlevel, 'N'one.
>

Got it ;-) thanks
runlevel = None, then 2

iforone <floydstestemail@yahoo.com> wrote:

> That said; I vaguely recall booting to Knoppix LiveCD (v3.6) and
> noticing the bootup screen messages saying "Starting X 11 Windows
> session" or similar, just as X would come up. A simple
> ctrl-alt-f1[2,3,4,5] afterwards would show clearly those messages, and
> (ctrl-alt-f7 to get back to X)-- I *think* I also recall seeing
> entering "init 5" or "runlevel5" in/around there as well.

Although Knoppix is often said (with some justification) to be
"Debian-based", some architectural features (including an /etc/sysconfig
tree) were taken from Linux-Mandrake (now Mandriva).

Along those lines, I believe Knoppix has initdefault in /etc/inittab
set to 5.

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Cheers,
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newlywed2@daum.net wrote:

> Please bear with me if my question sounds too novice, because I am.
> Is it possible to launch a GUI-based file manager (something like
> Window's Windows Explorer) from a CD-booted Linux (I have Ubuntu)?

Sure. Others in this thread have cited Knoppix, but Ubuntu (also the
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu variants) makes available a live-CD disc,
with a number of things meeting your app description, most obviously
Konqueror & Nautilus.

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Cheers,
Rick Moen Support your local medical examiner: Die strangely.
rick@linuxmafia.com

Rick Moen wrote:
> iforone <floydstestemail@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > That said; I vaguely recall booting to Knoppix LiveCD (v3.6) and
> > noticing the bootup screen messages saying "Starting X 11 Windows
> > session" or similar, just as X would come up. A simple
> > ctrl-alt-f1[2,3,4,5] afterwards would show clearly those messages, and
> > (ctrl-alt-f7 to get back to X)-- I *think* I also recall seeing
> > entering "init 5" or "runlevel5" in/around there as well.
>
> Although Knoppix is often said (with some justification) to be
> "Debian-based", some architectural features (including an /etc/sysconfig
> tree) were taken from Linux-Mandrake (now Mandriva).
>
> Along those lines, I believe Knoppix has initdefault in /etc/inittab
> set to 5.
>

hi Rick;
IIRC - I believe you are correct that the default in Knoppix is
runlevel5

The only reason that I can think of for this thread's creation and the
OP's motives/recommendations is because perhaps he/she is having
triouble getting an X Window running - i.e.; only able to get to text
mode (similar to what a ' Knoppix 1 ', or ' Knoppix 2 ' at the Boot:
prompt would yield). Perhaps they have a Laptop which usually requires
some cheatcodes to get fully booted into the GUI.

But I guess we'll have to wait to hear back from the OP, before I
speculate further :-)