File check process stopped during boot up.

[Goh Lip]

On 01/13/2010 12:53 AM, Steven Vollom wrote:
> On Tuesday 12 January 2010 09:33:01 am Goh Lip wrote:
>> On 01/12/2010 01:34 AM, Steven Vollom wrote:
>>> When I tried to close down the browser, the bar that contains the "down
>>> arrow", the "up arrow" and the "X" for closing the application was
>>> missing. The page was locked in the full open status, so the page was not
>>> just pushed above the desktop top-of-screen position.  The only way I new
>>> to close the page was to shut down the computer.
>>
>> Have you tried F11 with firefox opened?
>>
> I can't try that now.  I tried to install another audio mixer to solve another
> newly created problem.  When attempting to install it, the computer said
> should first remove "libsdl1.2debian-alsa".  When I did that and booted, the
> system would no longer boot up.  I am currently with a command prompt in the
> boot stage of open.  Twice I have downloaded Karmic kde live CD's; neither
> will stop the boot process to allow installation, nonetheless, when I
> downloaded them and attempted installation and was unsuccessful, I then tried
> to view the contents.  I was able to do that, so I believe the cd is being
> recognized; I just can't understand that at the same time it is unrecognized
> when I boot.  I will try your F11 with Firefox opened if I can get a desktop
> again.  Thanks.  Since I am at a command prompt, is there anything I can do?
>
> Steven
>

At command prompt, and you may have to do a Alt + F1 first, login, 
update/upgrade and then type

sudo kdm start     <or>
startx

ps: sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start may not work with new kde now.


Regards,
Goh Lip