[AuckLUG] GDM problems ,but wait ,theres more :-)

[Kent Wilkinson]

Could be a hardware problem, have you checked that all cables (including
internal) are plugged properly, I once had a loose sata cable that
caused intermittent boot problems.

Regards Kent


Banjo Donila wrote:
> Did you create separate partitions for different directories?
>    e.g. /etc/ on /dev/sda1
>           /home/ on /dev/sda2
> 
> if yes, whats your /etc/fstab and what are the current mounted FS?
> 
> also did you see any weird errors on boot time?
> 
> Ronald Johns <ronaldj at orcon.net.nz> wrote: > Hi Ronald,
>> Rescue-boots are usually rather primitive environments with the
>> necessary tools for correcting various things to get systems started.
>> That does not include X11!!
>>
>> So the claim is correct as the /etc/passwd file in a rescue boot usually
>> only has root and a few other users - and f.ex not gdm.
>>
>> If you want to start X after rescue-boot, you have to chroot to your
>> real root and try it out - or if you want to boot normaly but without X,
>> the set the initdefault in /etc/inittab to 3 (5=gdm/xdm login).
>>
>> /etc/gdm is normally a directory for systemwide settings for gdm.
>> Linux gives you a bunch of different options when it comes to X managers
>> (gdm,xdm,xfce4.....) and /etc/X11/prefdm is often used as wrapper for
>> that pupose - and that is controlled through /etc/inittab with the line:
>>
>> x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon
>>
>> If your problem is to get X started, you might have a Xorg configuration
>> problem.
>> In /etc/X11 you'll find xorg.conf. And before doing ANYthing with it,
>> take a copy!!
>>
>> You can have Xorg create a default configuration for you:
>>
>> $ Xorg -configure
>>
>> This creates the file xorg.conf.new, which you can test using:
>> X -config ./xorg.conf.new
>> (provided you're in standard textmode - ie. runlevel 3).
>>
>> If your problem is that you've lost your password to you box, then
>> that's another issue - and far more simple to solve than X11
>> configuration. ;-)
>>
>> Cheers
>> /Stig
>>
>>
> 
>>
> Thanks for help thus far.
> After several stabs at it finally got a xwindow up but terminal cannot
> launch child processes.(Hence no command line)
> Desk top lists ramfs (with dinky sim card icon)m & 'sombody's home' icon.
> (Thats what it says ??.)
> Then brings up an error message thus...
> 
> Power Manager
> This program cannot start until you start the dbus system service.(Cannot
> start even if I knew how , no command line.
> 
> Cannot find DVD Writer (even though I got to here by booting with rescue
> disk) and therefore cannot save any files to disk.
> 
> All System>Administration apps from Authentication to Users and Groups
> come up with an 'Unknown error'
> 
> My head hurts.
> Please ,any more suggestions ?
> Thanks
> Ron
> 
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