Try these suggestions: > In cases like this where GUI was present during install it is also possible to > get GUI using installation xorg.conf. Login as root and simply copy: > cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf-old
> cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.install /etc/X11/xorg.conf If all else fails: > > Try setting the video driver in xorg.conf to vesa. You can edit > > xorg.conf with this command (if you have nano installed otherwise you > > need to use vi): > > > > nano -w /etc/X11/xorg.conf On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 15:38 +1100, Dave Barton wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > - -------- Original Message -------- > From: anker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue 09 Oct 2007 11:02:32 EST > > > Hi All, after my second download and still the same result ie no GUI > > is starting, so I'll need help with this problem. Net download from > > http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/oss working fine > > both times. Yast2 working in txt mode also appears to be fine. At end > > of first boot startup the display flashes 3 times with about 5 sec > > interval in an attempt to start the x-server ending with a msg gui > > failed to start followed by more similar msg about the x-output log > > and indicate the mouse is not configured correctly and last that gdm > > need to restart after correction is done. Mause+keyboard is a > > wireless Logitech connected to standard ps2 input. Sax2 attempt to > > start its own gui which also fails. Swop of ..config with the > > ..config.install produce a display with a moving pointer but other > > wise not useable, as The section for the mouse is quite different. > > The display and the Nvidia seems to be correctly detected. I'll try > > sax2 from runlevel 3 otherwise I need some input on where to look. > > anker > > I don't know if this is going to help, but in the past I had a box to > set up that gave me the same problem. > I found the work-around was to enter "vga" (without quotes and no = > equals sign) in the grub boot options. At runlevel 5 I get a graphical > log-in screen and from there on X works perfectly. It makes no sense to > me and I have no explanation as to why this works, but it can't do any > harm to just give it a try. > > HTH > > Dave > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHCwW67asJm/pW/p8RAhUBAJ4rkMT5WNLD+uWGslYzGngXRkxnGACguM3K > UZKO63ySwegg/uGLVup2K0s= > =nGxl > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
