Gnome desktop fails to start after login

Alexander Skwar listen at alexander.skwar.name
Fri Aug 18 11:50:41 UTC 2006


· Stephen Liu <satimis at yahoo.com>:

> Hi Alexander,
> 
>> > For unknow reason, Gnome desktop fails to start after login, only
>> > the mouse pointer hanging.
>> 
>> What do mean with hanging? Is the pointer not moving at all?
> 
> The mouse pointer can be moved around.  PC was not hanging.

Okay. But the desktop doesn't show?

Are you using VIA hardware - especially VIA sound hardware
and are you using the new (and broken for some users) -26 kernel?

>> > Switching to runlevel 3 with [Ctrl]+[Alt]+F4 
>> > functions
>> 
>> What do you mean with that?
> 
> I can switch to text console mode to run command lines.

Ok. Login there and run

        killall esd

Then switch back to X with Alt+F7 and see, if you're now logged
in to X.

Alexander Skwar
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