No graphical interface after reboot
Hi,
I just installed the 11g Oracle database succesfully, I could connect to the database and it all worked. Now I restarted the server After restart I have the normal graphical login screen of CentOS But when I login I get a green terminal screen and not the normal desktop. (see: URLhttp://i38.tinypic.com/25jcneu.png[/URL]) I think it has something to do with startx that I had to do before I started the installation. How can I get to the graphical user interface again? Thanks in advance. |
This is a desktop.
What was the normal desktop? You can rightclick on an emty space on the desktop to get a menu At the loginscreen yuo can chose the desktop you want to start. |
Indeed you can.
Basically prefdm needs to be ran so you can pick your desktop environment. Can also use the switchdesk command to specifically set the environment, be it GNOME, KDE.. Try # init 3 then # switchdesk gnome then # startx |
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Now I only have a terminal screen and a clock. This is my login screen: http://i34.tinypic.com/j5hv1x.png |
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I tried switchdesk then I got the message that it was not installed so I installed it. Then I tried it again then I got the message that Gnome was not isntalled :S. I installed it and tried again and got my "normal" desktop again back. Even after a reboot :) But how could this have happened? |
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It's not a problem as such, just a setting that might have changed somewhere down the line. The main thing is you have your desktop back. You may have been able to force gnome loading, you know the screen you showed earlier asking you to login? If you click the sessions button at the bottom you should be able to set your desktop environment there. Glad all is fixed for you, though. |
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I do not know what your previous desktop graphical environment thing was. KDE is easiest started with kdm, gnome with gdm, I think. Is it one of these you're after? The link http://i38.tinypic.com/25jcneu.png shows X with a simple window manager. Look in /home/yourusername/.xinitrc or ditto .xsession and see if it's something like: Code:
xclock If, say, it's KDE you are after, then you can start it with Code:
# /etc/init.d/kdm restart Hang on, just looked at the last link in your post and it's the sort of thing that the session managers above would produce so suggest you just click on of the things at the bottom, "session" would be favorite and pick something that looks sexy. |
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I can continue working now. Regards, Klaas |
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