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Bloch
May 5th, 2007, 02:05 PM
I installed BUM and used it to disable printing etc. I got confused as to what I had activated and what I hadn't, so I activated these two
Scripts for initialising and shutting down the system (bootclean)
as well as
User Bootsplash Utility (usplash)

- a reasonable choice it might seem.

When I next booted the system hung after the orange "progress bar" had filled.
I was able to start X windows by ctrl+alt + F1 to a terminal interface and entering
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm

This was after a good deal of experimentation. I deactivated the above two
services and when I next rebooted the system was fine.

But do I have a properrunning system? Shouldn't these essential-sounding services be activated? Were they initially?
I am confused and want to get my system back to the pre-BUM stage

Mr_Starscream
May 6th, 2007, 06:37 AM
Yer, BUM is a great application and is totally safe.

Bloch
May 7th, 2007, 07:05 AM
Well, gee, that reassures me. Not.

Hvae I endangered my system by disabling
Scripts for initialising and shutting down the system (bootclean)