jau: The second; disable X and KDE until i manually run "$ startx" or somesuch.
Falko: the output of "$ ll /etc/init.d/"
Code:
total 192
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Dec 8 2011 acpid -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 652 Jan 4 2010 acpi-support
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 3 23:12 alsa-restore -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 3 23:12 alsa-store -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jun 20 2010 anacron -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7621 Feb 6 22:16 apache2
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4596 Apr 12 06:17 apparmor
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 22 19:47 apport -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Oct 25 2011 atd -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Dec 17 2011 avahi-daemon -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Nov 25 2011 binfmt-support -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Mar 21 16:05 bluetooth -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2444 Apr 14 04:26 bootlogd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2125 Mar 1 2011 brltty
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 19 11:18 console-setup -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jun 19 15:26 cron -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 922 Mar 8 14:40 cryptdisks
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 871 Mar 8 14:40 cryptdisks-early
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 13 23:03 cryptdisks-enable -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 13 23:03 cryptdisks-udev -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 25 01:52 cups -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Feb 22 02:47 dbus -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Mar 30 12:22 dmesg -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1242 Dec 13 2011 dns-clean
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Mar 14 09:02 friendly-recovery -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3997 Feb 7 07:31 gpsd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1105 Apr 17 12:53 grub-common
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1329 Apr 14 04:26 halt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 26 2011 hostname -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Mar 29 23:49 hwclock -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Mar 29 23:49 hwclock-save -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Feb 3 23:33 irqbalance -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jun 24 16:56 kdm -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1893 Apr 18 17:48 kerneloops
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1293 Apr 14 04:26 killprocs
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Mar 24 07:42 modemmanager -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Nov 20 2011 module-init-tools -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2797 Feb 13 12:19 networking
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 4 20:22 network-interface -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 4 20:22 network-interface-container -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 4 20:22 network-interface-security -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 24 23:01 network-manager -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jun 8 17:52 nmbd -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 882 Apr 14 04:26 ondemand
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 13 10:35 plymouth -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 13 10:35 plymouth-log -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 13 10:35 plymouth-splash -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 13 10:35 plymouth-stop -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 13 10:35 plymouth-upstart-bridge -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 561 Feb 4 2011 pppd-dns
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Dec 12 2011 procps -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2180 Apr 12 00:16 pulseaudio
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8635 Apr 14 04:26 rc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 801 Apr 14 04:26 rc.local
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 117 Apr 14 04:26 rcS
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2427 Apr 14 04:26 README
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 639 Apr 14 04:26 reboot
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 14 11:42 resolvconf -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Mar 22 16:01 rfkill-restore -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Mar 22 16:01 rfkill-store -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4395 Nov 8 2011 rsync
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Mar 30 12:22 rsyslog -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2344 Dec 4 2011 saned
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jun 6 2011 screen-cleanup -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4321 Apr 14 04:26 sendsigs
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 19 11:18 setvtrgb -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 590 Apr 14 04:26 single
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4304 Apr 14 04:26 skeleton
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jun 8 17:52 smbd -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4371 Apr 2 06:49 ssh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 567 Apr 14 04:26 stop-bootlogd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1143 Apr 14 04:26 stop-bootlogd-single
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 700 Oct 26 2011 sudo
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1603 Dec 3 2011 sysstat
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 5 14:17 udev -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 5 14:17 udev-fallback-graphics -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 5 14:17 udev-finish -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 5 14:17 udevmonitor -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 5 14:17 udevtrigger -> /lib/init/upstart-job
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Apr 5 13:16 ufw -> /lib/init/upstart-job
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2800 Apr 14 04:26 umountfs
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2211 Apr 14 04:26 umountnfs.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2926 Apr 14 04:26 umountroot
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1039 Nov 9 2011 unattended-upgrades
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1985 Apr 14 04:26 urandom
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6138 Apr 5 05:24 virtualbox
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2666 Mar 22 12:35 x11-common
So the kdm is an upstart job. I took a look at /etc/init/kdm.conf and did some
more googling on GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX. According to
http://askubuntu.com/questions/16371...x-at-boot-time (because i assume
the .conf files would be at least vaguely similar across desktop managers),
there ought to be a statement in kdm.conf that checks for the 'text' argument.
Here is the original file:
Code:
# kdm - KDE Display Manager
#
# The display manager service manages the X servers running on the
# system, providing login and auto-login services
description "K Display Manager"
author "Richard Johnson"
start on ((filesystem
and runlevel [!06]
and started dbus
and (drm-device-added card0 PRIMARY_DEVICE_FOR_DISPLAY=1
or stopped udev-fallback-graphics))
or runlevel PREVLEVEL=S)
stop on runlevel [016]
emits login-session-start
emits desktop-session-start
emits desktop-shutdown
env XORGCONFIG=/etc/X11/xorg.conf
script
if [ -n "$UPSTART_EVENTS" ]
then
[ ! -f /etc/X11/default-display-manager -o "$(cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager 2>/dev/null)" = "/usr/bin/kdm" ] || { stop; exit 0; }
if [ "$RUNLEVEL" = S -o "$RUNLEVEL" = 1 ]
then
# Single-user mode
plymouth quit || :
exit 0
fi
fi
if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then
. /etc/default/locale
export LANG LANGUAGE LC_MESSAGES
elif [ -r /etc/environment ]; then
. /etc/environment
export LANG LANGUAGE LC_MESSAGES
fi
export XORGCONFIG
exec kdm
end script
post-stop script
if [ "$UPSTART_STOP_EVENTS" = runlevel ]; then
initctl emit desktop-shutdown
fi
end script
after reviewing the file, i added the following statement between the upstart arguments
block and the /etc/default/locale block:
Code:
# check kernel command-line for inhibitors, unless we are being called
# manually
for ARG in $(cat /proc/cmdline); do
if [ "$ARG" = "text" ]; then
plymouth quit || :
stop
exit 0
fi
done
This seems to work: i am having some slight issues subsequently restarting kde, and will post any relevant information here.
Thank you both for your input.
-tboz203