On Monday 03 May 2010 16:30:53 Colleen Beamer wrote: > > You said you did a system upgrade. Did this involve a kernel upgrade too? > > > > If so, you are likely running into missing nvidia drivers in your new > > /lib/modules/. So: > > > > - reboot to single user maintenance mode. > > - disable /etc/init.d/xdm > > - remerge nvidia-drivers, making sure that /usr/src/linux point s to the > > new kernel that is to be configured > > - reboot > > - enable /etc/init.d/xdm > > - start xdm > > New kernel was downloaded, but I did not upgrade the kernel. If that > was the situation, I wouldn't be able to load to my login screen - I > would be booted back to the command line. I get to the login screen, > but then, everything is frozen - keyboard and mouse.
Oh yes, of course. Obvious in retrospect > I don't understand what you mean by booting to a single user > maintenance mode. How do I do that? At the grub menu, select the kernel you wish to boot. Press "e" Move cursor to the "kernel" line Press "e" Move cursor to the end of the line. Append " 1" or " single" Press <enter> Press "b" This will load the kernel and run a modified start-up sequence (not the regular init command). You get a root shell which is quite limited but usually adequate for repairing broken system. In a way, it's very similar to booting into a LiveCD without having to go and find the CD first -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
