[SOLVED] Prob to load GNOME desktop!

[abhishek2301]

Hello,

I am using Mandriva 2010 and my graphical interface was working fine. But suddenly it switched off to console mode and even after trying Alt+Ctrl+F7 it is not able to load graphical interface.
I tried rebooting but still it is loading console mode only!

Any help will be highly appreciated!
Thanks!

[daark.child]

What happens if you login to the terminal and run the command "startx" (minus the quotes).

[abhishek2301]

It says:
-bash: startx: command not found

[daark.child]

I'm not sure why startx would not be found because its part of the Xserver package required to start a GUI. Try

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg gdm

After that run "startx" and see if the command is found and the GUI is started.

[abhishek2301]

Thanks for your reply!
Can you let me know the command to load from CD since I do not have internet connection in the machine.
Generally I load using rpmdrake or the visual tool but since that is not available through the console mode then how to install packages!

Thanks!

[abhishek2301]

Sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg gdm
gives : sudo: apt-get: command not found

I am using Mandriva 2010. I tried with urpmi install xserver-xorg gdm
but it gave: No package named xserver-xorg

What package to be loaded for Mandriva?

[daark.child]

On Mandriva try

urpmi xorg xorg-x11 gdm

[abhishek2301]

Thanks for replying!
urpmi xorg xorg-x11 gdm worked and installed correctly.
After reboot it was able to load GNOME perfectly.

Thanks!