Dave Barton wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > From: anker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue 09 Oct 2007 11:02:32 EST > >> Hi All, after my second download and still the same result ie no GUI >> is starting, so I'll need help with this problem. Net download from >> http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/oss working fine >> both times. Yast2 working in txt mode also appears to be fine. At end >> of first boot startup the display flashes 3 times with about 5 sec >> interval in an attempt to start the x-server ending with a msg gui >> failed to start followed by more similar msg about the x-output log >> and indicate the mouse is not configured correctly and last that gdm >> need to restart after correction is done. Mause+keyboard is a >> wireless Logitech connected to standard ps2 input. Sax2 attempt to >> start its own gui which also fails. Swop of ..config with the >> ..config.install produce a display with a moving pointer but other >> wise not useable, as The section for the mouse is quite different. >> The display and the Nvidia seems to be correctly detected. I'll try >> sax2 from runlevel 3 otherwise I need some input on where to look. >> anker > > I don't know if this is going to help, but in the past I had a box to > set up that gave me the same problem. > I found the work-around was to enter "vga" (without quotes and no = > equals sign) in the grub boot options. At runlevel 5 I get a graphical > log-in screen and from there on X works perfectly. It makes no sense to > me and I have no explanation as to why this works, but it can't do any > harm to just give it a try. > > HTH > > Dave
I had the same symptoms. As I recall, the solution was as described above. Don Henson -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
