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From: baron on 1 Oct 2009 04:51
Hi Guys,

Baron Inscribed thus:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I have just wiped OpenSuse 10.3 and installed 11.1 on my spare
> machine.
> But I have a problem with it. At the end of the install when you get
> to login for the first time, all I get is a "Login" prompt.
>
> Putting in the root password and typing "startx" gets me "X server
> failed to start" ! Non of the terminal (alt+ctrl+Fx) works either.
>
> Machine is a "Via chipset" with and AMD Athlon 64-4000, 1GB ram, on
> board video etc.
>
> Any ideas where to start looking.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

Sorry its taken a little while to get back to you with an update on this
problem.

I followed advice to replace the "xorg.conf" file (as root, since this
file is owned by root) with a copy from the Open SuSE 10.3 install.
Success !
I logged out, rebooted and got the expected graphical login screen. I
have checked and everything seems to work as expected. All the
(Alt+Ctrl+Fx) consoles are now present though there are no error logs
for them. There is a "var/log/Xorg.0log" and a "var/log/sax.log" both
of which I can post if needed. One file is about 49K and the other
around 25k in size.

Again many thanks to all for your assistance.

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Best Regards:
Baron.
From: baron on 1 Oct 2009 05:01
Vahis Inscribed thus:

> On 2009-09-26, Baron <baron.nospam(a)linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I have just wiped OpenSuse 10.3 and installed 11.1 on my spare
>> machine.
>> But I have a problem with it. At the end of the install when you get
>> to login for the first time, all I get is a "Login" prompt.
>>
>> Putting in the root password and typing "startx" gets me "X server
>> failed to start" ! Non of the terminal (alt+ctrl+Fx) works either.
>
> Never startx as root! Never!
>
> Just log in as root. No x.
> Then command init 3
> Then command sax2
> Then configure your display. Once it's OK leave sax2.
> Then command init 5 & exit.
>
> You should get the GUI login screen.
>
> Vahis

I did try this without success !
Thanks anyway.

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Best Regards:
Baron.
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