Hey all,

I hope you guys will help me start along the path to having l33t Linux hax0r
sk1l7.

I have a ThinkPad 600X (800MHz PIII, 576MB RAM, 40GB disk, etc) that WAS
running FC5 just great... but I did some updates and messed around with the
Services settings.

The first bad sign was that the machine would hang during booting right
before the login screen. I had to turn it off, but I could boot into
runlevel 3, log in and run "init 5" and everything was great. So I tried to
fix it...

Now, starting in runlevel 3 hangs right after it asks me for a user name.
The system is completely unresponsive. I haven't tried to go in remotely
because it's set up for spiffy WiFi with the easy configuration tool, but I
have to log in and give it the default keyring password before it will
configure the card.

So now, I can boot into runlevel 1. Joy.

So, tipsters, what's my next step to restoring my portable workstation,
besides reformatting and restoring my user files from backup? (And yes, I
have a backup.)

I'd really like to be able to diagnose what's going on, because I have two
laptops running Linux, and I'd like to get another one in the house to
switch, but right now my credibility is a little tarnished.

Pointers and questions gleefully taken and answered.

Many thanks,
Chris Schumann