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From: Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch>
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Subject: Re: Using telinit {1,3,5} with systemd
Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 07:47:54 -0400
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On 2024-05-23 9:15 p.m., vallor wrote:
> 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.

I'm curious: are you removing the NVIDIA proprietary drivers here or the 
open ones? I'm reading that there are issues with the open-kernel ones 
because they're in alpha. I was under the impression that you didn't 
have too much trouble with them.

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Andrzej (Andre) Matuch
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