Stuck at the login screen

[Clay Weber]

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Homer <fsunoles at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Jonas Norlander <jonorland at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 2011/1/10 Homer <fsunoles at gmail.com>:
> >> Fresh install of Kubuntu 10.04 LTS.
> >>
> >> Machine is a microcomputer; an older version of this:
> >> http://www.norhtec.com/products/mcjrmx/index.html
> >>
> >> I successfully ran 8.04 on this machine in the past.  10.04 installs
> >> without a hitch, but I'm stuck at the login screen.  Entering a
> >> username/password the login process starts, but about 2/3 of the way
> >> through the screen goes blank, and when it comes back I am again at
> >> the login in screen.
> >>
> >> Result is the same when choosing the failsafe option.
> >>
> >
>

At the login screen, select "console login" from one of the button on the
screen (can't remeber which one). Once there issue the following commands

sudo service kdm stop
(this is to make sure KDM is not running in for the next step)

then run this:
startx

This may provide a better error message which may help get to the bottom of
this.

What video card does this system have?

Clay Weber
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