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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject: Re: Using telinit {1,3,5} with systemd
Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 17:15:09 -0000 (UTC)
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vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote at 01:15 this Friday (GMT):
> So after building a kernel and booting it, I've found it easiest
> to take the system to single-user mode with
>
> $ telinit 1
>
>  ...which will take the system to single-user ("rescue") mode and
> ask for your root password before proceeding.  (Make sure you have
> one set.)
>
> Then I build the open Nvidia drivers, install them,
> then remove the existing Nvidia drivers with the
> following command (that I've scripted):
>
> rmmod nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia
>
>  ...which removes the modules in the proper order,
> accounting for dependencies.
>
> Finally, everything is ready to go, so:
>
> # telinit 5
>
>  ...and the system comes up in all its graphical glory.
>
> I do it this way rather than rebooting because sometimes,
> the drivers don't load right when I boot, and windows tear
> when they move.  If that happens, I do the
> "telinit 1"-"rmmod"-"telinit 5"
> dance, which has always solved the problem.
>
> (I was pleasantly surprised to find out that systemd
> knows about init runlevels.  Very helpful.)
>
> Finally, if you want to shutdown the display manager and
> just use vty's with getty logins, you could
>
> $ telinit 3
>
> These runlevels are the same as they were with
> SysV init on Linux.


Wow, I never knew about telinit! That will definitely be handy to
remember.
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