On Friday 03 June 2016 10:07:13 Lisi Reisz wrote: > I wanted to log in without X > and runlevel 1 has no X.
So I next tried to shut X down. I have tried this before without success, so I googled again, and gathered that what I needed to do in fact was shut down my dm. See: https://wiki.debian.org/Xorg#Configure_X I wanted to log-in without X in order to do: $ cd /etc/X11/ # Xorg -configure But I couldn't. So I tried: # /etc/init.d/gdm stop && /etc/init.d/gdm3 stop && /etc/init.d/kdm stop && /etc/init.d/xdm stop Here is what happened from then on (still over ssh, which may be relevant): lisi@Hermes:~$ sudo su [sudo] password for lisi: root@Hermes:/home/lisi# /etc/init.d/gdm stop && /etc/init.d/gdm3 stop && /etc/init.d/kdm stop && /etc/init.d/xdm stop bash: /etc/init.d/gdm: No such file or directory So Google for systemd, which is what I think Ubuntu 16.04 is using. Then: root@Hermes:/home/lisi# systemctl list-units | grep -i manager init.scope loaded active running System and Service Manager lightdm.service loaded active running Light Display Manager ModemManager.service loaded active running Modem Manager NetworkManager-wait-online.service loaded active exited Network Manager Wait Online NetworkManager.service loaded active running Network Manager resolvconf.service loaded active exited Nameserver information manager systemd-udevd.service loaded active running udev Kernel Device Manager udisks2.service loaded active running Disk Manager user@1000.service loaded active running User Manager for UID 1000 root@Hermes:/home/lisi# systemctl stop lightdm.service root@Hermes:/home/lisi# systemctl stop lightdm.service root@Hermes:/home/lisi# cd /etc/X11/ root@Hermes:/etc/X11# Xorg -configure X.Org X Server 1.18.3 Release Date: 2016-04-04 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 3.13.0-85-generic x86_64 Ubuntu Current Operating System: Linux Hermes 4.4.0-22-generic #40-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 12 22:03:46 UTC 2016 x86_64 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-22-generic root=UUID=d2c7c24d-c672-4ff9-bb54-57537ca2123f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 Build Date: 07 April 2016 09:18:50AM xorg-server 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2 (For technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support) Current version of pixman: 0.33.6 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jun 1 16:34:34 2016 List of video drivers: radeon vmware qxl ati intel amdgpu modesetting nouveau vesa fbdev No devices to configure. Configuration failed. (EE) Server terminated with error (2). Closing log file. root@Hermes:/etc/X11# root@Hermes:/etc/X11# logout bash: logout: not login shell: use `exit' root@Hermes:/etc/X11# exit exit lisi@Hermes:~$ logout Connection to 192.168.0.5 closed. lisi@Tux-II:~$ ----------------------------------------------------- Where next??? Ubuntu on Hermes is currently unusable because of the graphics. Debian Jessie with TDE 14.0.4 on the same machine is running beautifully, and I didn't have to do anything other than choose a setting in the Control Center. Yes, I know that this is the Debian list. Half of me wants you to tell me to get rid of Ubuntu, even as a dual boot!! But hey! I am learning a bit about systemd as well as ssh. Can't be bad. ;-/ FWIW it is Ubuntu-MATE (16.04). Lisi