Hi Linux Forums,

I'm a experinced windows user but have got so frustrated I figured it is time to try the alternative.

I've sucessfull installed suse 9.3 proffesional and everything was working fine, there were enough similarities for me to play around and not get too lost and concerned that I was breaking things. Now, two restarts later, when the computer boots it loads doen't load the GUI and all I see is a terminal (colourfull, but still a terminal) and after logon all I get is a prompt. I really miss the GUI.

I'm quite comfortable with the windows command line but I know exactly 0 linux commands and would like to learn at my own pace. How can I start the GUI back up again (1st priority) and make it do so by default on boot.

Thanks for your time,

Peter

I don't know how to make it automaticly load into the GUI but typing startx should get you in there. And welcome to LQ!

Thanks superdude_876 for the quick reply.

'startx' returns the error "No startx installed".

I know there must be some kind of GUI installed, but couldn't say which one it was other than the one which suse installs by default.

Thanks

Peter

Perhaps you should try running 'xf86config' at the command prompt and then after you have completed that type startx. BTW, the GUI you most likely have installed is KDE, just for reference.

Thanks again superdude_876.

'xf86config' returns '-bash: xf86config: command not found'

try that command loged in as root if you wern't already

What do you mean by colourful?

Hello Peter, please check your /etc/inittab, the string in this file is like this: id:N:initdefault. Here, N is an integer. OK, if it's 3, just replace it with 5, then reboot.
But if it is still 5, you really should check you xf86config, but it's not call like this name now, I think, because I can't find it just like you. But I will go on to find it, so just do these things above, good luck!

OK, we are all lucky dogs.
I find it, it's location: /etc/X11/XF86Config. Please notice that, 'XF' & 'C' is uppercase alphabet.

Now, just have a try.

If by colorful you mean like a grey color you might be starting by default into xmd instead of kdm, this was a problem with Suse 9.3 reverting to xdm due to some conflicts. If this is the case then it's an easy fix.

1) login as root
2) type yast and hit enter
3) On the left side of yast click on System
4) On the right side open /etc/sysconfig editor or something similar
5) On the left side of the new window click to expand the desktop option and then expand the display manager one.
6) Click DISPLAYMANAGER
8) On the right side under Setting of: DISPLAYMANAGER, change it to say kdm (if it doesn't already say kdm)
9) Click finish