Kubuntu 7.10
It happened again after doing something. I did so many things that isolating the cause is virtually impossible. I download updates, modify config files, try software such as today bacula. Tried it. Too complex. Removed it. Took out the garbage and bingo KDM gone on arrival! Also loaded gambas 2.5.
What happened?
My boot script stops at about the local scripts or CUPS line echo and dies. Somehow the Linux OS has lost the link to x or KDM. The boot just dies. I see hard drive activity on my primary hard drive for about 5 - 7 seconds after the screen goes blank then about 10 seconds of no activity then the boot script echoes show again.
After so many failures over the years, I know how to get back running - most of the time.
To get running immediately but not solving the problem:
- Press Enter
- Login as root
- type "/etc/init.d/kdm restart" & Enter
KDM stops then restarts and the KDE login screen shows.
The problem with this is that it still stalls the next time I boot.
To get running and maybe solving the problem. A very big maybe:
- Press Enter
- Login as root
- type "dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg" & Enter
- type "/etc/init.d/kdm restart" & Enter
This sometimes fixes the problem. Today it didn't!
I make hourly and daily backups along with a weekly Partimage. My last Partimage was only two days ago so I choose to reload my OS partition. Now I am back to normal.
Over the years I have submitted bug reports to Ubuntu but I have never had any action on them. This may possibly indicate that someone knows the answer so why work with me to solve it. If this is true then why not tell me the answer or it may mean that only I have this problem so why spend time on it. I have done numerous Internet searches with many like or very close problems but no solutions. I have asked for help in the forums but nothing specifically returned. The most frequent answer I get is check the log files. Unfortunately this has not helped. I am so familiar with this that I look for "xx" automatically after this event. Nothing significant shows up. This type of problem doesn't generate error messages. I think it just times out.
8.04 will arrive soon and when 8.04.1 arrives, I will load it onto another hard drive but until then does anyone have any ideas? The newer version has a failsafe program built in to it just in case X or KDM fails. I read it as that or something close.
I will try anything but I cannot try it until I lose KDM again.
One other thought just arrived. Maybe I can manually reproduce the problem? Any ides?
Thanks in advance.
Slightly off-topic. I did a spell check after writing this and "Kubuntu" showed up as a possible error with a recommended replacement of "Subunit." In a Kubuntu forum, no way!
It happened again after doing something. I did so many things that isolating the cause is virtually impossible. I download updates, modify config files, try software such as today bacula. Tried it. Too complex. Removed it. Took out the garbage and bingo KDM gone on arrival! Also loaded gambas 2.5.
What happened?
My boot script stops at about the local scripts or CUPS line echo and dies. Somehow the Linux OS has lost the link to x or KDM. The boot just dies. I see hard drive activity on my primary hard drive for about 5 - 7 seconds after the screen goes blank then about 10 seconds of no activity then the boot script echoes show again.
After so many failures over the years, I know how to get back running - most of the time.
To get running immediately but not solving the problem:
- Press Enter
- Login as root
- type "/etc/init.d/kdm restart" & Enter
KDM stops then restarts and the KDE login screen shows.
The problem with this is that it still stalls the next time I boot.
To get running and maybe solving the problem. A very big maybe:
- Press Enter
- Login as root
- type "dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg" & Enter
- type "/etc/init.d/kdm restart" & Enter
This sometimes fixes the problem. Today it didn't!
I make hourly and daily backups along with a weekly Partimage. My last Partimage was only two days ago so I choose to reload my OS partition. Now I am back to normal.
Over the years I have submitted bug reports to Ubuntu but I have never had any action on them. This may possibly indicate that someone knows the answer so why work with me to solve it. If this is true then why not tell me the answer or it may mean that only I have this problem so why spend time on it. I have done numerous Internet searches with many like or very close problems but no solutions. I have asked for help in the forums but nothing specifically returned. The most frequent answer I get is check the log files. Unfortunately this has not helped. I am so familiar with this that I look for "xx" automatically after this event. Nothing significant shows up. This type of problem doesn't generate error messages. I think it just times out.
8.04 will arrive soon and when 8.04.1 arrives, I will load it onto another hard drive but until then does anyone have any ideas? The newer version has a failsafe program built in to it just in case X or KDM fails. I read it as that or something close.
I will try anything but I cannot try it until I lose KDM again.
One other thought just arrived. Maybe I can manually reproduce the problem? Any ides?
Thanks in advance.
Slightly off-topic. I did a spell check after writing this and "Kubuntu" showed up as a possible error with a recommended replacement of "Subunit." In a Kubuntu forum, no way!
I thought I was missing something! Thank you for clearing it up
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