Install core HP-UX including network and X11. Edit “/etc/inittab” to start the X server at runlevel “3” and “4”, set default init mode to “3”. has reported a rapidly restarting login process at the console, in this case disable getty (login) at runlevel “3”. Locate the following lines in “/etc/inittab” and change them from: init:2:initdefault: cons:0123456:respawn:/etc/getty -h console console # system console vue :34:respawn:/etc/vuerc # VUE validation and invocation to: init:3:initdefault: cons:012456:respawn:/etc/getty -h console console # system console vue :34:respawn:/usr/bin/X11/X -query HOSTNAME # X server startup Note the removed “3” at console! Replace “HOSTNAME” by the DNS name of the host running xdm, vue, cde or whatever. see also man Xserver for additional X server options. (last updated: 1999/01/29, Kay Marquardt, kay.marquardt@basf-ag.