Cameron MacDonald wrote:
I just did (finally) a clean install of MDV2006 Free, did all the
security, bug, and normal updates. Now when I do a cold boot , or
reboot, I am dropped to a shell. I can startx from the command line.
Default runlevel is set to 5. In /etc/rc3.d there is an item: S30dm
which I assume is display manager.
Anyone recognize this problem? I couldn't find anything in the
archives, but my eyes were getting wobbly so I quit lookin'.
Cameron,
This sounds like an X issue. The system probably is not able to launch x
and the drops to runlevel 3.
Look at the (i believe /var/log/xorg.o.log log - i ave no system around
now).
Do you use a binary driver for a nvidia or ati graphics card?
There is a running gag where you do an update of the kernel-source but
not of the kernel itself (you have to update this explicitly via urpmi
install kernel.....
This nice feature causes the problem you see because dkms cannot compile
the driver for your kernel. A known trap for newbies.
If this is not the cause see if you can create a better xorg.conf file.
There is a draktool for this but at the moment my head is more into
suse. But you can find it if you try. Or you use an old one that 'worked'.
Peter
Oh, BTW, X started on boot-up just fine before I did the updates. I
use various mirrors including SoS.
Thanks for any help that may be forthcoming.
Cameron
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