Abmormal boot: small console after splash

[Ailandar]

Hello. I have Kubuntu 7.10, it's works normally except for one problem. On boot, I can't log in from the graphics mode. The graphic login window is loaded normally, but when I entering login/password, normal splashscreen appears at first, and after it on a background the background of splashscreen (I know that this phrase sounds foolishly, but I'm don't know how to name that blue picture what is the background of splash. It's not desktop. My desktop quite another) appears in the left upper corner, standard, for the graphics mode, console (like program konsole under X), but without a title bar. And cursor. Nothing more is present on the screen. But when in this console I make attempt enter the command startx, it's talks that X server is already started. And if in the window of login to choose a point "Console registration" and in the mode of normal console run startx, X is started without problems. Now I do so, but why so takes a place and how correct it?

[Rog131]

Re: Abmormal boot: small console after splash

Maybe these help:

Topic: Size/resolution related problem
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3089436.0

Topic: Correct screen refresh rate in KDM, wrong when loged in.
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3088069.0

Topic: kdm login screen wrong size - how can I repair it?
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3087975.0

[Ailandar]

Re: Abnormal boot: small console after splash

May be my English very poor, but I'm not use in my question term "resolution". My desktop's resolution is normal, but X-server not loading from grafics mode login screen. It's a problem.

[Rog131]

Re: Abmormal boot: small console after splash

My bad .

So, you log in and get text screen ?

Hmm -

blue picture what is the background of splash - console appears in the left upper corner

- maybe your KDE setting files are damaged. You could try to build new Kubuntu/KDE desktop with default settings.

Topic: Kubuntu Desktop Issue
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3090087.0



Check what is wrong:
Xorg.0.log is log file for X Windowing Server. It is in /var/log/.

Looking errors:

grep "(EE)" /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Warnings:

grep "(WW)" /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Links:

How to get started with no GUI
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3085112.0

HOWTO : Repairing xorg.conf
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3082808.0

[Ailandar]

Re: Abmormal boot: small console after splash

Thank you for support. This is my error messages:

(EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libglx.so
(EE) Failed to load module "glx" (loader failed, 7)
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the GLX module; please check in your X
(EE) NVIDIA(0): log file that the GLX module has been loaded in your X
(EE) NVIDIA(0): server, and that the module is the NVIDIA GLX module. If
(EE) NVIDIA(0): you continue to encounter problems, Please try
(EE) NVIDIA(0): reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.

(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module type1
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Bad V_BIOS checksum

Now I'm try use envy for updating driver.

Update:
After updating Nvidia driver and rebooting problem did not disapear, but changes error messages:

(EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module does not exist, 0)
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic".
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module type1

[Rog131]

Re: Abmormal boot: small console after splash

Have you tried to reconfigure xserver ?

[Ailandar]

Re: Abmormal boot: small console after splash

Yes, few times. That can't help, because X server working excellent. That not X server's problem. When I run startx command server loading and working perfect. Problems is present only when I try to login into Kubuntu through graphical mode login screen.

[Rog131]

Re: Abmormal boot: small console after splash

startx command server loading and working perfect. Problems is present only when I try to login into Kubuntu through graphical mode login screen.

You get normal KDE desktop, when you login text mode and start x from there ?

[Ailandar]

Re: Abmormal boot: small console after splash

Yes, you right. From text mode login's startx KDE working perfectly.

[toad]

Re: Abmormal boot: small console after splash

This sounds as though you have not selected KDE as your "Session type"

To check boot your system, on the KDM graphical greeter click on "Session type" and make sure you have KDE selected! Then try to log in and tell us what happens.

[Ailandar]

Re: Abmormal boot: small console after splash

It's work! Thank you, toad. KDE is loading into graphical mode login. Thank you again!

[toad]

Re: Abmormal boot: small console after splash

Always easy when you have an idea 8) All down to experience and it won't happen again

For what it's worth (or in case anybody hasn't tried), there are other desktops, too. Gnome is used by Ubuntu and XFCE by Xubuntu to mention a couple. Both are easily installable in Kubuntu and can, after installation, be selected under the KDM graphical greeter (Session Type).