[xubuntu-users] How to diagnose loss of X/GUI after latest kernel upgrade in 8.10?

[Verde Denim]

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 07:27:47PM +0000, Robert Spanjaard wrote:
> > On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:19:48 +0100, Chris G wrote:
> >
> > >> There's no .xsession-errors, it hasn't got that far.  Also, as I
> > >> reported, there don't seem to be any problems in /var/Xorg.0.log.
> > >>
> > >> It's an Intel chipset motherboard.
> > >>
> > >>     Intel Corporation 4 Series chipset
> > >>
> > > The only odd thing I can see in /var/Xorg.0.log is:-
> > >
> > >     (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 304 x 228
> > >
> > > I suspect that there's no way my monitor is going to manage that
> > > resolution!
> >
> > "Physical size" is the size of your screen in milimeters. Your system
> uses
> > that data, combined with the width and height in pixels, to calculate the
> > PPI of your screen. That information, in turn, is used for things like
> > setting the right font sizes.
> >
> Oh, OK, so that's not the issue then.
>
> I just can't find any error messages or processes failing to start,
> everything looks perfect but I don't have a login/GUI/X.
>
Have you tried starting gdm from the terminal as root:
# gdm &

Jack
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