HP 2133 running SUSE Linux opening in Code

givelivelove10 · 07-09-2012, 05:35 PM

I got an HP 2133 netbook running SUSE linux for christmas about three years ago. Until about a year ago in October, the computer worked fine. Then one time I went to boot it up, and the login page didn't load.
After a few days of just letting it charge, I went back and it now only opens in code. When I turn on the computer, I get the black HP screen, then the Linux loading page (it shows a bar that loads to 100%) Then the screen opens and rather than going to the normal username/password screen, it shows a bunch of code (sorry, I'm not good with computers) that I don't understand. I can type in my username and password, but rather than showing my desktop, it is just more code.
Is there anyway to get back to the normal settings?

chrism01 · 07-09-2012, 07:29 PM

Would you describe that as a text mode console?
That's what it sounds like to me.
You can try the cmd

Code:

startx

which should attempt to start the GUI (aka X-windows).
You should either get

1. the GUI
OR
2. it'll show some error msgs, in which case please post them here.

It would also be good to know exactly what version you are running, so post the output from

Code:

cat /etc/*release*