Run Oracle on Linux VMware kit in runlevel 3

Hi,
Anyone has managed to run Oracle on Linux VMware kit in runlevel 3 instead of 5, i.e. no GUI.

I have managed to run Redhat linux in run level 3, by editing /etc/inittab and change the run level to 3.
However, the RAC services didn't managed to start up. When I run crsstat, it gets cannot connect to CRS.

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and
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hi experts,
I have 10g Enterprise on a Windows 64-bit Enterprise platform.
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--- Physical volume ---
PV Name              /dev/sda2
VG Name              VolGroup00
PV Size              19.89 GB / not usable 19.49 MB
Allocatable          yes (but full)
PE Size (KByte)      32768
Total PE              636
Free PE              0
Allocated PE          636
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VG Name              VolGroup00
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Free PE              0
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Total PE              383
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thanks,
I have read the doc (what little there is on this topic).
I have asked on the database forum......
just FYI - below is the proof:
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hi_shared_memory_address     integer     0
memory_max_target          big integer 4G
memory_target          big integer 0
shared_memory_address     integer     0
SQL> show parameter ga
NAME                    TYPE     VALUE
lock_sga               boolean     FALSE
pga_aggregate_target          big integer 1600M
pre_page_sga          boolean     FALSE
sga_max_size          big integer 3G
sga_target               big integer 1600M
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