X window not running
 

Running SuSe 10.1 on laptop. It wont revert to GUI, just stays in command line mode (whats wrong with that, I hear you say ! ). I am a newbie and not yet c l competant.
I tried Ctrl+Alt+F7, it gave me nothing.
I then tried ps -ef/grep X , it says "Unsupported SysV option"
It worked before, what have I s.....d up ?

run startx

what does it return?

I had a similar problem. view "X server not running post". i tried the suggestion n somehow i worked my way around it. just try this:

-type init 5 to take you to runlevel 5. does this take u to GUI?

-alternatively type yast->system services->expert->start xdm. if this helps let us kno.....

X window not running
 

Running startx puts me straight into the GUI (great !)
But, the only way I can shut down the machine is to Ctrl+Alt+Dlt and before it reboots switch off, i.e. I cannot switch off from the GUI. When switching on again I have to go the startx route to get into the GUI, it doesn't do it automatically.
Amysifuma, regret neither of your suggestions does anything other than "command not recognised".
I have just updated to SuSe 10.2 (not a clean install but just update ) but this has made no difference.
Any ideas ?

Took the easy option. Downloaded everything onto a memory-stick, and installed new distro (linux mint)
Works great, much quicker than SuSe, but then it is a light distro, more suited to laptop
Thanks for your suggestions

whats the configuration of your laptiop????
i think i can help u..............

all that problem normaly means is that it is set to boot into runleverl 3 instead of 5, this will hapen with suse if the graphical insatller diddnt work and you were left with the curses one.

there is a config file you can change that will make it boot directly to GUI (then you would be able to shut down)

but i cant remember where the file is...

OK guys, many thanks ; if it happens again I will check runlevel