Won't boot to X after install

neidorff neidorff at gmail.com
Sun May 1 13:38:36 UTC 2005


On 4/30/05, Jim Cornette <fc-cornette at insight.rr.com> wrote:
> neidorff wrote:
> > The system came up to the point of a grey screen with a large mouse
> > pointer. No desktop loaded.
> 
> This sounds suspiciously like you did not install a desktop (KDE, GNOME
> or another desktop.
> 
> Which desktop did you install?
> 
> Jim

Problem solved.  Booted into runlevel 3. Ran startx (gnome desktop
came up).  Ran switchdesk kde logged out of X and back in.  kde came
up.  Changed runlevel to 5, booted and came up into graphics mode just
fine.  Strange, but true.




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