dee_kay
June 6th, 2008, 11:25 AM
The problem started yesterday. I'm not sure if this is the place to post this so if mods want to move this, feel free.
My problem is this . . .
I boot, via the default option in GRUB and get the splash screen (orange loading bar and Ubuntu logo). Before this I'd then get the login screen and then the beige screen for a bit (I think that's the right sequence)and then the gnome desktop would appear.
Now I get a command line and a login prompt. I can enter my uid and pw to login but I can't start GDM using any of the methods I've seen suggested.
I've tried
# startx
# sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
I'm away from my laptop right now and I'can't recall whether they failed quietly or spat some errors.
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
Rgds,
Dave
P.S. I noticed that when I arrive at the command line I am tty3. Not sure if that's relevant.
My problem is this . . .
I boot, via the default option in GRUB and get the splash screen (orange loading bar and Ubuntu logo). Before this I'd then get the login screen and then the beige screen for a bit (I think that's the right sequence)and then the gnome desktop would appear.
Now I get a command line and a login prompt. I can enter my uid and pw to login but I can't start GDM using any of the methods I've seen suggested.
I've tried
# startx
# sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start
I'm away from my laptop right now and I'can't recall whether they failed quietly or spat some errors.
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
Rgds,
Dave
P.S. I noticed that when I arrive at the command line I am tty3. Not sure if that's relevant.