[Tfug] Weird problem with Ubuntu 10.10 and GDM...

[Jim March]

10.10 - Maverick.

Jim

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:30 AM, <earljviolet at deserthowler.com> wrote:

> Good to know, Jim.  What release of Ubuntu are you running?
> On Wed, January 19, 2011 9:08 am, Jim March wrote:
> > Just a heads-up...
> >
> > Got a weird problem recently where my lappy wouldn't boot.  It would get
> > to
> > the point where I'd normally see a login screen, show a mouse cursor
> (that
> > worked), but on an otherwise black background.  Couldn't login at all.
> >
> > Got into a recovery console, realized that unlike previous versions it
> had
> > actually turned on WiFi and I was online, I did a "sudo apt-get install
> > kubuntu-desktop" and then a "sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm" and switched from
> > GDM (Gnome Display Manager) to KDM, which has worked fine since.
> >
> > I usually pay attention to what updates are coming in and I don't think
> > any
> > affected GDM?  I am however on xorg-edgers so it's possible a funky
> > display
> > driver croaked with the new "graphical boot" stuff?
> >
> > Anyways...swapping boot display managers and login controllers fixed it
> > right up and yes, I can still get into Gnome via KDM...
> >
> > Found it way cool that the WiFi stuff works automagically in pure console
> > mode now...damned handy, otherwise I would have had to go to my
> landlady's
> > place and jack into her Ethernet...
> >
> > Jim
> > _______________________________________________
> > Tucson Free Unix Group - tfug at tfug.org
> > Subscription Options:
> > http://www.tfug.org/mailman/listinfo/tfug_tfug.org
> >
>
>
> --
> If you play a Windows install CD backwards it has satanic verses.
> Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate!!!!
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Tucson Free Unix Group - tfug at tfug.org
> Subscription Options:
> http://www.tfug.org/mailman/listinfo/tfug_tfug.org
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://tfug.org/pipermail/tfug_tfug.org/attachments/20110119/0cb24e68/attachment-0002.html>