[Wolves] Ubuntu failed! I don't believe it!

[Bobby Singh]

Hello,

> Have you firstly tried just typing in startx at the
> prompt?  That's
> what I had to do with Zenwalk to get to a GUI.  I
> then (thanks to
> James) edited the initab (or is spelled inittab with
> two t's?) so that
> the run level was set for 4.  Viola! GUI again.

I have tried the startx and don't work, complains
about x server again.  But how do you do the initab
stuff.  Do you type in a command then 'cat' edit it,
then how do you save it etc etc.

Cheers

Bobby


--- Kevanf1 <kevanf1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 11/10/05, Bobby Singh <bs_wm at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I been using ubuntu for ages after mandrake.  It
> was
> > good, stable always booted just what linux should
> do.
> > But today it could not boot-up 'X server'.  It
> gave me
> > the option to use the command line and log in as
> root.
> >  Today i was updating the system like it has done
> > loads time, creating new default grub options.  I
> did
> > today using synaptic tried to download varies
> > bluetooth apps, but they could'nt get my USB and
> > phone.  I have Nvidia graphics card so all i can
> think
> > of is that after it updated it did'nt like my
> Nvidia
> > and created conflicts.  Now i can't get into gnome
> > with all that work.  Good job 5.10 is out Thursady
> so
> > i can start a fresh.  I was shocked because this
> was
> > the first distro without major problems and all
> > worked.  I can't believe i'm writing this.
> > In the meantime what commands can i write in root
> to
> > get my X server configures and boot into gnome to
> get
> > to my work?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Bobby
> >
> >
> 
> Have you firstly tried just typing in startx at the
> prompt?  That's
> what I had to do with Zenwalk to get to a GUI.  I
> then (thanks to
> James) edited the initab (or is spelled inittab with
> two t's?) so that
> the run level was set for 4.  Viola! GUI again.
> --
> ==============================================
> I am only human, please forgive me if I make a
> mistake it is not deliberate.
> ==============================================
> Take care.
> Kevan Farmer
> 
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