[Herefordshire] Mandrake misbehaving

[Julian Robbins]

Hi Noel

Noel McG. wrote:

> I am using Mandrake 10.1.  It has been behaving well up to now.
>
>However, when I try to boot up, instead of going through to the main GUI I
>get a command line prompt asking me to log in as localhost.
>Can someone please tell me how to get back to booting straight to the main
>GUI.
>
>1.I can log in to a localhost $ prompt.
>  
>

X (the display mgr) isnt starting properly. To attempt a restart, login 
as root, then type kdm . This should start the display environment. If 
this fails, it may be because another X is running, or X is 
misconfigured. If it works, login as normal ,and correct the fault by 
using the mandrake control center. There's a means in there to allow X 
to start on boot, I'm sure.

Dianosing why X isnt starting, can be done by logging in at the console, 
then viewing the X log file. I cant quite rememnber where it will be, as 
this depends on whether you have X.org, or XFree86 (which was the 
earlier version).

Its probably not so difficult to fix, and something that could be done 
at the next LUG.

Good luck

JUlian

>2.I have not added or removed any programmes.
>
>3.Whilst going through the boot up I keep getting the 'system appears to
>have been shut down uncleanly' and asked to do the integrity check, which I
>do.
>This then results in this  'File system marked as not cleanly mounted.'
>
>4.When at the localhost or root prompt I try startx I get a long page ending
>in
>XIO    fatal IO error  104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
>
>5. I have tried the 'rescue' mode and 'upgrade' from the CD.  I did not go
>for a complete re-install as I seem to remember that will repartition and
>wipe everything out, which is what I am trying to avoid.
>
>Any ideas please.  Thanks.
>
>Noel.
>  
>