How to start the system

[lacroix]

Re: How to start the system

you see, i never said i had problem with Grub. i'm guite a newbie,so i don't really understand what's happening. so when someone suggests it's Grub, then it is to me...
when i start PC it brings me to the screen with loading options (ubuntu/windows). when i start Ubuntu it starts these messages and it finishes at Ubuntu 9.04 myname-laptop tty1 i clearly remember there was tty0 before. that's when it used to bring flash screen.
it all started after i tried to install Avant Window Navigator. after that Kubuntu changed to Ubuntu. so i installed KDE again and after trying to change Gnome for KDE it all collapsed.

[toad]

Re: How to start the system

Okay, it appears X is not coming up but otherwise the system is there. Try to log in followed by

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start

Tell us if you encounter any problems.

[lacroix]

Re: How to start the system

someone will laugh...but...where do i write this? after trying to boot normally? after that ....tty1 thingy?

[toad]

Re: How to start the system

Nope, no one is laughing As I'm not running an ubuntu system anymore I thought that

Ubuntu 9.04 myname-laptop tty1

is followed by a blinking cursor or some such. Can you type on that screen? Is there no login prompt?

If not, can you describe your grub options your grub options please?

[lacroix]

Re: How to start the system

well...
Ubuntu 9.04 myname-laptop tty1 was followed by
myname-laptop login:

whatever i type there it brings out Password. i never set up password or such...if i type there something or just press enter or wait 60 sec it gives me Login failed!

[toad]

Re: How to start the system

Hi, that is good news - but surely you must have set up a user/root!?! After all, you were able to log in before in X - use the same username and password and proceed as above

[kevinc]

Re: How to start the system

you see, i never said i had problem with Grub. i'm guite a newbie,so i don't really understand what's happening. so when someone suggests it's Grub, then it is to me...
when i start PC it brings me to the screen with loading options (ubuntu/windows). when i start Ubuntu it starts these messages and it finishes at Ubuntu 9.04 myname-laptop tty1 i clearly remember there was tty0 before. that's when it used to bring flash screen.
it all started after i tried to install Avant Window Navigator. after that Kubuntu changed to Ubuntu. so i installed KDE again and after trying to change Gnome for KDE it all collapsed.

When you start the PC the first screen you see has the options of ubuntu and windows. This is the boot screen which lists the Operating Systems that you have available detected by the boot loader, known as GRUB. You choose one of the options, in this case, Ubuntu and the system boots that Operating System.

When the system is finished booting you get a screen with
Ubuntu 9.04 myname-laptop tty1

After the tty1 is there a $ or is there a #
A $ indicates that you are in a user terminal. A # indicates that you are in a root terminal.
If you are in a root terminal you can type "kdm" which stands for KDE Display Manager (without the quotes)
If you are in a user terminal, type sudo kdm. The system will then ask you for your password. Type it and it will not be echoed. Then report what happens; either, KDE starts, or, you get an error message. If you get an error message, what is the message?

[lacroix]

Re: How to start the system

Hi, that is good news - but surely you must have set up a user/root!?! After all, you were able to log in before in X - use the same username and password and proceed as above

all this was there before and it just logged in itself without me typing anything...i know my password, but login? i tried myname....Login failed and it want another login and password...

[lacroix]

Re: How to start the system

When you start the PC the first screen you see has the options of ubuntu and windows. This is the boot screen which lists the Operating Systems that you have available detected by the boot loader, known as GRUB. You choose one of the options, in this case, Ubuntu and the system boots that Operating System.

When the system is finished booting you get a screen with
Ubuntu 9.04 myname-laptop tty1

After the tty1 is there a $ or is there a #
A $ indicates that you are in a user terminal. A # indicates that you are in a root terminal.
If you are in a root terminal you can type "kdm" which stands for KDE Display Manager (without the quotes)
If you are in a user terminal, type sudo kdm. The system will then ask you for your password. Type it and it will not be echoed. Then report what happens; either, KDE starts, or, you get an error message. If you get an error message, what is the message?

as i said later it stops at myname-laptop login:

[kevinc]

Re: How to start the system

OK. When you get the login:
you need to enter the name of a user, the name you used when you set up the system
then the next line will ask you for the password.
If you enter a correct username and corresponding password, you will be logged in.
If you remember your password and it won't accept your username, try root
then for password, try your password.

If that fails, you can try booting your system from the Kubuntu 9.04 CD and use 'rescue system' instead of install. It would be good to look at this http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3091847.0

[lacroix]

Re: How to start the system

OK, i tried everything possible...doesnt work
but i still don't understand why it's booting from (hd1,1) when the system is installed on (hd0,0)...

[dibl]

Re: How to start the system

OK, i tried everything possible...doesnt work
but i still don't understand why it's booting from (hd1,1) when the system is installed on (hd0,0)...

Grub and Linux do not always agree on disk numbering, especially when there are both PATA and SATA hard drives.

[lacroix]

Re: How to start the system

i have no idea how to 'rescue system' using CD as there is no such option there