SuSE 9.3 not booting with GUI

kahlil88 · 08-18-2005, 01:59 AM

When I boot into Linux, instead of going into the familiar GUI, it asks me to login and stays in a terminal mode. I ran YaST System Check from the install disc, but it still won't work.

linmix · 08-18-2005, 02:39 AM

found this on another forum (http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=73609)

The simplest way to go into graphical mode is from text mode, just type startx

The more permanent way is to check your /etc/inittab. Use your favourite editor and look for this line:-
id:5:initdefault:

I believe yours should show id:3:initdefault:. Change it back to id:5:initdefault:

kahlil88 · 08-18-2005, 04:53 AM

I typed startx and the X Window system can't start because I altered the xorg.conf file. Luckily I backed it up, but now I need to know how to delete the current file and rename the backup one.

mac57 · 08-18-2005, 11:39 AM

To restore your backed up xorg.conf from the console mode you are booting to now, do the following:

- su to root (type "su" and enter the root password when prompted)

- cp path-to-backed-up-file/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Thats it! Now reboot and you should be fine.

kahlil88 · 08-18-2005, 08:31 PM

I restored the backed-up xorg.conf file, but now it can't start kstartupconfig and kdeinit and goes back to the terminal

nolimitz · 08-18-2005, 09:42 PM

kahlil, just run sax2 again, and everything should be fine...after that, go to /etc/inittab, find a line that looks like
id:3:initdefault and replace the 3 with 5...so went your problems

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kahlil88 · 08-19-2005, 12:52 AM

Thanks!