my system fails to boot through to graphical interface.
near the end, it reverts to text, making me log in as single user.
what do i type in at the prompt to remedy the problem.
i am using 10.1 community.
grumpysnake 0 Newbie Poster
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my system fails to boot through to graphical interface.
near the end, it reverts to text, making me log in as single user.
what do i type in at the prompt to remedy the problem.
i am using 10.1 community.
Did you try startx or X under root, your init runlevel might be set to 3. If startx or X does not load you need to configure X using the command xf86config. If startx works then you need to edit /etc/inittab, using a text editor. Set the runlevel to the number containing your session managers.
grumpysnake 0 Newbie Poster
startx did the job just fine.
many thanks for the info, may require youre advice again.
cranky python.esq :)
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