login problem
hi guys,i am in great need of help.i have no idea what happened to my OS(ubuntu10.04).it doesn't give me any option to enter my login name & passwd.i just get a blank(default) login screen.last time when it worked,i was trying to install GTK+2.8,but due to my mistake i deleted glib using cmd (sudo apt-get purge glib)and after that i even tried to launch terminal but it failed to launch.also tried to play media files using vlc but it didn't work.so i tried to restart my os and finally got stuck in the problem.i have no idea what to do,please help.Is there any cmd to see what problem occurred or which package is missing
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From your description, it sounds like the xserver is not running, and you are looking at a login screen. If you enter you user, and password, can you login?
If yes, then you can use the command line tool to install the deleted packages. It would help a lot if you used the shift key to start a sentence, and the space bar to separate things. That post is ver difficult to read, you do want our help, don't you? |
Hi,
I would suggest that the first thing to is to repair the missing packages. You should be able to log in to a text shell by pressing ctrl-alt F1. Then you can reinstall the missing packages with the command sudo apt-get install glib (You can switch back to graphical mode with ctrl-atl F7) If you still have issues after trying this, look at the Xserver log with the command cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log Good luck! |
Thank you
Thanks a lot.But I can only login through recovery mode or other console(Alt+F1).Going through normal mode shows me default ubuntu login screen but with no place to enter my username and password.
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Hi, can you login on the console? (the black screen with white letters)
Be aware that there is no output while entering the password!!! This is normal. If this works do what thegeek wrote Code:
sudo apt-get install glib |
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tail /var/log/Xorg.0.log Code:
tail /var/log/Xorg.0.log > xorglog.txt Markus |
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well, look at
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df -h Code:
markus@samsung:~$ df -h Code:
sudo cp xorglog.txt /usr/local/win7 Markus |
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Sir,i created bootable usb and logged in through that and then copied xorglog file to windows partition, which i am now posting to you.
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Hi swapmax,
is this really the Xorg.0.log from the harddrive or the Xorg.0.log from the live-USB-system? The logfile you attached to your post doesn't show any remarkable, it seems that the Xserver exited without any errors. Maybe the configuration of gdm (the loginmanager for Gnome) has gone wild. Markus |
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As far as I can see, the Xorg.0.log doesn't show any remarkable issues. So the problem seems to be the loginmanager gdm. You may try to reinstall gdm when booting with the Live-USB-drive. Maybe this fixes any problems with the configuration.
And read the documentation for your system, google for "Ubuntut login" or "Ubuntu gdm configuration". I hope this helps. Markus |
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The hard drive will have to be mounted to the USB's file system, probably at /mnt/yourharddrive or /media/yourharddrive. So, the log file you posted shows no errors because this is the one created during a successful boot from the USB stick. Some systems will automount any found HD partitions, some will not. You may have do a manual mount to see the failing Xorg.0.log file. Have another look, and post the file again. |
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