PCLOS: Stopped KDM, now I can't get it to start.

[BigFoot13]

Hi guys,

While playing around with the boot options in PC Linux OS, I accidentally changed the startup type to text mode so now it does not start KDM when I boot. I do not know what to do from here. I tried this:

sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start

But got an error about the timestamp. I tried it without sudo and it said it was an invalid directory. What should I do from here? Please help.

Thanks,
BigFoot.

[Dapper Dan]

Have you tried just:

sudo kdm

or:

startkde

or even:

startx

?

[BigFoot13]

Thanks Dan. I tried those and looking at the errors (I don't remember them exactly but I can get them again) I think I may have accidentally messed up my xorg.conf file. Is there anyway to restore it to the default state using the Vesa mode?

[Dapper Dan]

Is there anyway to restore it to the default state using the Vesa mode?

Yes. Open a terminal and cd to the directory where it is. As "su" do:

cd /etc/X11

Now to see the files...

ls

Likely there is one there called xorg.conf~ along with the present file which is xorg.conf. We need to rename your exisiting xorg.conf. Below, make sure there are TWO "~" at the end before pressing enter!

mv xorg.conf xorg.conf~~

(We want to keep your present config in case you by chance need it again...) Next, rename your original xorg.conf~ back to what it was before...

mv xorg.conf~ xorg.conf

ls

...again to see that everything went according to plan. Among other files, you should see xorg.conf and xorg.conf~~. Save, and log out of X, then log back in. You should now be back like you were before you changed the file.