Gui isn't loading up

[Sugi]

My X is running, but the GUI isn't loading up. My firefox loads up, the wireless app loads up. I can use my mouse, keyboard, but I can't see or use any of the OS GUI.

Xubuntu Karmic 32 bit

Sugi

[nhasian]

is this a fresh install? or was it working before and then it stopped? what changed?

[Sugi]

This is actually quite an old installation. It was working for a while not, but it's messed up now. I am not sure what changed, because it's my girlfriend's laptop. But I can tell you, she didn't install anything. She doesn't really know much, if at all anything about installing or tweaking settings.

Sugi

[nhasian]

i'm not that familiar with with Xubuntu but you can check the integrity of the hard disk by booting off the Ubuntu liveCD and going to System->Administration->Disk Utility

If the disk is okay, do you have a recent backup you can restore from?

[Sugi]

The disk is oh kay. What's the command to force the gui run.

Sugi

[Sugi]

How can I reinstall Xubuntu through the console? or Can I replair my GUI or something?

Sugi

[nhasian]

i found this, it may help:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=616276


How can I reinstall Xubuntu through the console? or Can I replair my GUI or something?

Sugi