>> On Sun, 2009-02-08 at 13:25 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> When I start the computer, I get the Kubuntu graphic, then it drops >>> to tty1 and I get a text login. When I log in with my username and >>> password I get a message that the system is read only. >>> Other than / no partitions are mounted. As /home is it's own >>> partition I cannot access my files there. >
in grub, pressing 'e' on the default boot entry will let you edit the boot command line. removing 'quiet' and 'splash' will let you see errors more clearly. >>> I then logged in as root (I do have a root password) and tried >>> running init 5 however that did nothing. > > init 5 runs the scripts in /etc/rc5.d in the order specified, am I > correct? Wouldn't affect anything that's normally run before init > starts. there is no point in trying runlevel 5 unless you explicitly changed the system to start gdm in runlevel 5 only, instead of the default of 2. >>> What must I do to diagnose this? Thanks. > > You could compare your boot log with that of debian linux system that > comes up right and look for clues. > >> Check the error message in the log files as you are being dropped to tty1 it sounds like the xorg.conf might be messed up, /var/log/Xorg.0.log or similar will likely contain useful information. hth, tee -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
