a.slo...@bham.ac.uk said on Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:14:57 GMT
>I then installed the most recent version of ctwm available via the >ubuntu library system, and copied .ctwmrc from my old PC and also the >file to go into the xsessions library. > >But any attempt to start ctwm fails. [snip] >It lists available options, and that isn't one of them > >If I type > > ctwm -cfgchk > >I get (copying from one screen to another on a different machine): > > m4:stdin:166 cannot undivert `/etc/x11/ctwm/menudefs.hook': No > such file or directory No errors found > >I wonder whether this is evidence that the file structure is again >corrupted? > >Do I have any alternative to running gparted on a usb stick, and using >it to remove one of the /boot directories (which one: HDD or SSD?) and >then try running the bios-fixing program again, and then try to boot >the installed Ubuntu, or failing that, as a last resort create a new >version of Ubuntu? No, no, no, no and NO! Don't redo your boot, you've done enough scary things already. If you're running X from the command prompt, just comment out the standard Ubuntu desktop in ~/.xinitrc and replace with the command to start ctwm. If your computer boots directly to X, do the same thing in file ~/.xsession. If what I suggest *doesn't* work, please post the error message. HTH, SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm
