X doesn't automatically start

[verndog]

It worked until today, then I booted my Kubuntu 10.04 and was brought to a console login. After logging in startx started X without any problems.

Intel integrated video, i865.

What actually starts the kdm service automatically?

Thanks.

[lmilano]

Re: X doesn't automatically start

I am not sure how it gets started, because there is a new startup system. I would try first to see if kdm works (as opposed to startx):

sudo killall kdm; sudo service kdm start;

(Hope this syntax still works). Another thing to try I guess is to reinstall kdm ... hope that does it?

[verndog]

Re: X doesn't automatically start

The bug report and fix is here.

Here's the fix:

Edited my /etc/init/kdm.conf and remove, do not comment out, the following line:

Code:
and started hal