Can you get to gui by typing startx from console?
If not, what is the error message?
i recently installed knoppix into HD on my compaq ARMADA, at first everthing worked fine. Then one fine day the laptop hung and i was forced to reset the laptop.
from that fateful day onwards, it only boots into command prompt and i have no way of making linux boot back into desktop GUI.
DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR HELP !
Can you get to gui by typing startx from console?
If not, what is the error message?
StartX works....sorry it was a newbie question.
THANKS So much MARK
1) Open a console terminal.
2) Log in as root.
3) cd /etc
4) joe inittab
Look for the line id:5:initdefault: or id:3:initdefault: somewhere at the top.
It should be id:5:initdefault:
If not, change the number to 5.
5) save the file
6) reboot
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