Thread: Startup problems, boots into non-graphical environment.

this happens when boot old pc dual booted xp , ubuntu. (this issue might factored nvidia graphics card.)

boot ubuntu, linux 2.6.35-30 generic

black screen comes on alot of text saying nvidia @ times , bunch of other stuff hard read.

gets screen says ubuntu 10.10 ubuntu tty1 (i named computer ubuntu telling me ubuntu 10.10 *your computer name*)
ubuntu login: eth1 no ipv6 routers present
login:

when login tell me 11.04 available , gives me regular mike@ubuntu:~$
try "sudo service gdm start" , send me desktop , process "whatever process number" running. , give me nothing reboot. can fix this? thank you.
edit: , other times tell me

4.574053 xgifb: mode 'none' not supported anymore. using default

from there have reboot , try luck again.

ps updated graphics card default ubuntu repo official sites driver download.

try pressing alt + f7 gui.

if not started.

try startx

or restart it

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart

or start if never started @ all

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

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