Boot & Login Problems

jldicicco · 09-26-2008, 04:22 PM

I just bought an HP 2133 Mini-Note w/ SUSE Linux Enterprise Edition. When I boot my laptop, now all I get is a text-based login prompt instead of the normal login screen. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Jeremy
jldicicco@ualr.edu

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 09-26-2008, 05:27 PM

Check your default runlevel in your inittab file. Look for an entry like this

Code:

id:5:initdefault:

Make sure it is set to 5. You will need to edit this file as root if you need to make changes. Take a backup of your inittab file first before proceeding.

GlennsPref · 09-26-2008, 06:40 PM

Hi, in case you need a gui to check those settings...

type startx at the prompt.

If that does not work, try

init 5 and wait for the login screen to display.

Then you can set the defaults in the config manager they use with suse.

jldicicco · 09-27-2008, 03:17 AM

Typing startx get me to the regular graphical screen, except that the resolution is messed up. I couldn't find the inittab file using the config manager. Typing init 5 didn't work at all. Thanks for your help. Now at least I can get a gui. Any other suggestions on how to get my notebook back to normal?

GlennsPref · 09-27-2008, 04:16 AM

Refer to the X driver man pages and the
chipset-specific READMEs in /usr/lib/X11/doc for further details

to reset the display...

xorgconfig

answer the questions best you can, and follow the directions.

Hope this helps

Fred Caro · 10-22-2008, 07:58 AM

Suse has a specific progam to sort out screen resolution called SaX2.
Go to a terminal>
su>
root password>
init 3>
wait a while then type:
sax2 --vesa 800x600
This should run sax2
Follow the prompts to change the res.
once finished type:
init 5
to change back to the x server.

Fred.
ps the > means press enter

pixellany · 10-22-2008, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jldicicco

I just bought an HP 2133 Mini-Note w/ SUSE Linux Enterprise Edition. When I boot my laptop, now all I get is a text-based login prompt instead of the normal login screen. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Jeremy
jldicicco@ualr.edu

Welcome to LQ!!

Did this notebook (netbook) come this way? If so, I am surprised HP would do such a thing. Also, I would call HP directly.

I recommend that you edit the first post to remove your e-mail address. You are inviting a major spamming.