[Gllug] x server fail at boot

[Alain Williams]

On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 12:01:54PM +0100, Diana Scott wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> My suse 10.3 's graphical interface x server fail to start at boot and i tried to log in as su but i couldn't go any further than linux -3z2c login . I have tried to boot using fail safe and the dvd but couldn't any further than error message and linux 3z2c login.
> 
> does that mean i have to reinstall the whole suse 10.3 including losing my data files ?

Ctrl-Alt-F1 should take you to a standard tty login.
You should be able to investigate/fix the problem from there.
Alternatively ssh into the box -- if that is enabled.

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