gui login problem

[uteck]

On the login screen, are there any sections were you can click to
change settings?
There usually is, and one of them lets you change which desktop
manager to start.

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Errol Sapir <errol at tzora.co.il> wrote:
> Hi Uteck
> I didn't quite understand the question. What happens is that the gui login
> screen with my name in it comes up (as it always had), and when I type my
> password the screen goes blank for a moment and then the same screen
> reappears, asking for my password.
> Errol
>
>
> On 04/01/2012 16:08, uteck wrote:
>>
>> What session is the gui trying to login to by default?  It seems like
>> KDM may have be configured to start an session that may not exist.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Errol Sapir<errol at tzora.co.il>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Leslet
>>> Thanks for your help but it didn't solve the problem. I'm hoping for more
>>> suggestions before going down the dangerous road of formatting everything
>>> (although I do have a backup of the info on home.
>>> Errol
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 03/01/2012 19:23, Leslie Anne Chatterton wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Errol,
>>>
>>> It could be a video driver issue. The kernel contains most drivers
>>> although
>>> for optimum performance with a few cards (nvidia and ATI mainly) you do
>>> need
>>> to locate their proprietary drivers.
>>>
>>> Before you do a clean install try, from a live CD of any distro, renaming
>>> the hidden .config directory in your home directory (that's "dot_config"
>>> with no space between the "dot"[=period] and "config". It's hard to type
>>> on
>>> this tablet!) If that works the system will create a new "clean" .config
>>> directory.
>>>
>>> Some programmes may lose their preferences but actual data - photos,
>>> music,
>>> bookmarks, downloads etc will be safe and can be moved into the new
>>> .config.
>>> Keep track of what you move and relogin after each directory is moved. If
>>> the problem reappears remove the last one you added - it's the problem.
>>>
>>> Someone wise than I may be able to tell you exactly what causes the
>>> problem
>>> but this should work.
>>>
>>> Sent from my Motorola Xoom Android tablet
>>>
>>> On Jan 3, 2012 9:12 AM, "Errol Sapir"<errol at tzora.co.il>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I cannot login with my name and password when the main login requst
>>>> comes
>>>> up when booting. If I go to "repair mode" I can login to kubbuntu when
>>>> applying control-E. So the problem isn't one of an incorrect username or
>>>> password. I also created another user and tried to go in that way, again
>>>> no
>>>> gui entry.
>>>> Thinking the problem could be solved by reinstalling (and as I have my
>>>> home on a different partition), I reinstalled and formatted my Kubuntu
>>>> root
>>>> partition. After installing, the problem is still there.
>>>> My (limited) understanding is that the problem is with some definition
>>>> in
>>>> the home partition. Is that possible and if so what?
>>>> My next step seems to be to boot with a live CD, copy my home to another
>>>> place (external disk or whatever) and the reinstall formatting
>>>> everything.
>>>> Before I do that I'd to hear suggestions on how to solve this without
>>>> such a
>>>> drastic step.
>>>> TIA
>>>> Errol
>>>>
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