<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 12:46 AM, Karl Larsen <<a href="mailto:k5di@zianet.com">k5di@zianet.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">Donny George wrote: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Karl Larsen <<a href="mailto:k5di@zianet.com">k5di@zianet.com</a>> wrote: > > >> Donny George wrote: >> >>> hello >>> >>> i try to enter the command gdm from the text mode to go to the gnome >>> desktop(as i cant long in to the desktop in the normal way) but it just >>> returns a warning and says gdm is already running. aborting! >>> >>> why is this so >>> >>> can someone tell me >>> >>> donny >>> >>> >>> >> Here is what I get on Harty: >> >> karl@karl-hardy:~$ gdm >> gdm[7009]: WARNING: GDM file gdm-daemon-config.c: line 2033 (): Cannot >> run seteuid to 0: Operation not permitted >> GDM file gdm-daemon-config.c: line 2033 (): Cannot run seteuid to 0: >> Operation not permitted >> karl@karl-hardy:~$ sudo gdm >> [sudo] password for karl: >> gdm[7010]: WARNING: GDM already running. Aborting! >> GDM already running. Aborting! >> karl@karl-hardy:~$ >> >> Doing it as root it says gdm is already running. I guess it is... >> >> Karl >> >> >> -- >> >> Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI >> Linux User >> #450462 <a href="http://counter.li.org" target="_blank">http://counter.li.org</a>. >> PGP 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 53A7 >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-users mailing list >> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> >> >> > hey karl > > thats true and this is exactly the very same error that i am getting. > > so would there be possibly a way to get my dear gnome back :) > > don > > </div></div> Your gnome is not working but it has nothing to do with GDM. I have lost the thread. Please explain, did you lose your Gnome or have you never had it yet? <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> Karl -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 <a href="http://counter.li.org" target="_blank">http://counter.li.org</a>. PGP 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 53A7 -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> hey karl i had a gnome desktop which was working perfectly fine, but then i installed xfree86 as part of the requirement for running a specific software. and after i restarted theres not even the log in screen coming. i only want to have my gnome back donny