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   Subject: Re: A basic gnome problem   
   From: SINNER    
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   Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:42:08 GMT   
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   * jellybean stonerfish wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
      
   > On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:09:36 +0000, SINNER wrote:   
   >    
   >>> Have you tried "sudo telinit 1" in your xterm.  This will prolly   
   >>> drop you into single user mode as root on a plain terminal.   
   >>    
   >>> Then I think telinit 2 to go back to the default runlevel (gdm on   
   >>> and such)    
   >>    
   >> Just tried, no change. A bit drastic anyway.   
   >    
   > It is not that drastic to change to single user mode when doing system   
   > upgrades or trying to fix gdm.   
      
   Agreed, but I didnt think gdm was broken ;) I just want to drop to a    
   console and cant.    
       
   > No change?  any output at all?    
   > What does "runlevel" output?     
   >    
      
   I performed the command (telinit 2) in a virtual terminal under Gnome    
   (gnome-terminal) The screen scrolled madly for pages with nothing but the    
   prompt repeating itself. The CPU fan kicked on and CPU went to 100%.    
   Eventually X was killed and I was stuck at a blank screen. NIC card's    
   light was still on (wireless) and the HD stopped doing its thing. I had    
   to reboot as CTL+ALT + F1 - F6 yielded no results.   
      
   I cant check the runlevel command ATM as I am not home. Will check    
   tonight and report back.   
      
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   David   
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