I tried runlevel 3 got to the command line I ran xinit and then ran /etc/init.d/gdm start Now again I get the plain blaack screen with the mouse clock cursor but nothing shows up....
On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote: > James Pinto wrote: > > Hi > > > > I get a plain black screen after booting blfs, > > I had just completed installing gnome and then installed gdm. > > I have also installed the blfs bootscripts for gdm. > > After all this I restarted the laptop and booted into the blfs > installation > > I just get a black screen with a cursor, but I dont get the greeter > screen. > > Did you try booting to run level 3, e.g. a command line? > Do that first. Then try startx to get windows going. After that works, > try using gdm. > > -- Bruce > > > > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > -- James Earnest Pinto Director/CEO *Phoenix Fusion* www.phoenixfusion.in
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