Gnome desktop fails to start after login
Alexander Skwar
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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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