Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (581 mails)

["M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

NITA BUDD wrote:
> Hello
>  
>   I have installed  the  Suse 11.1 DVD iso  32 bit system.
>  
>  
>  On performing a subsequent  boot from power up , the message  " Graphical 
> initialisation failed", appears on the console- then proceeds to a command 
> line boot up.
>  At the end of the boot sequence, I have to  perform a  line
>  based login/password and then issue  "startx". 
>  After that, it performs perfectly.
>  
>  There is no way to shutdown without going back to the
>  command line, loging in as root and issuing a
>  "halt"
>  
>  Please how can I rectify the login and shutdown problem

If "Graphical initialisation failed", there might be some error or
warning in "/var/log/Xorg.0.log". Usually, "gdm" or "kdm" will try to
start X a few times, and give up if it runs into an error, forcing you
back to a console login. Did you see the screen flash a couple of times?

Another thing you can try is logging in as "root" and typing "sax2" at
the command prompt. This will attempt to regenerate your
"/etc/X11/xorg.conf" configuration file.

-- 
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, FBG, AB, PTA, PGS, MS, MNLP, NST, ACMC(P), WOM

I've never met a happy clam. In fact, most of them were pretty steamed.
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