11.1 seems to boot only into level 3

English Install/Boot/Login
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greetings all
just installed 11.1 … no problems … install went smoothly … this a.m. i wanted to boot it, but i only get into the commandline mode … kde4 won’t start up … if i type kde at the prompt, i get:
can’t open display
…
startkde: shutting down
warning: connect () failed: no such file or directory
error: can’t contact kdeinit
startkde: running shutdown scripts …
sprop: unable to open display
usage:xprop -options …] [format [dformat]] atom] …
where options include:
-grammar
…
startkde: done
…:~>

any suggestions? … theo

2

start a normal boot
if you arrive at login prompt, login with your user name and password, then type

startx

if that does not work, report back

3

okay … i wished i could copy it but it’s on another machine … try to paraphrase as best as possible:
…:~> startx
xauth: creating new authority file /home/thor/.serverauth.4315

X.Org X Server 1.5.2
release date: 10 october 2008
x protocol version 11, version 0
build os: opensuse suse linux
current os: linux linux-thor 2.6.27.7-9-default #1 smp 2008-12-4 18:10:04 +0100 x86x64
build date: 03 december 2008 02:40:38pm

before reporting problems, check ‘…wiki…’ to make sure that you have got the latest version
module loader present
markers: (–)probed, (**)from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown
(–) log file: “/var/log/xorg.0log”, time: tue dec 23 10:15:07 2008
(–) using config file: “/etc/x11/xorg.conf”
dlopen: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates/extensions/libglx.so undefined symbol: nv001457gl
(EE) failed to load /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates/extensions/libglx.so
(EE) failed to load module “glx” (loader failed 7)
(EE) nvidia(0): failed to initialize the glx module: please check in your group x
(EE) nvidia(0): log file that the glx module has been loaded in your x server, and that the module is the nvidia glx module. if you continue to encounter problems, please try reinstalling the nvidia driver.
fatal: error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-default/updates/nvidia.ko): no such device
(EE) nvidia(0): failed to load the nvidia kernel module!
(EE) nvidia(0): aborting
(EE) screen(s) found, but none have got a usable configuration.

fatal server error
no screens found
giving up
xinit: connexion refused (errno 111): unable to connect to x server
xinit: no such process (errno 3):server error
…:~>

i’m toast, aren’t i? … theo

4

At the boot screen. Pause the boot by moving the down arrow, then back up to the default boot. But now press backspace, it should delete any text where you can see VGA= or other kernel arguments
Remove all text and now type just the number:
3
and hit enter

at the login type your user name and then password
now type:
su
then the root password

now type this:

sax2 -r -m 0=vesa

(N.B. the 0 is a zero not a letter)
reboot

try startx again if you still get a CLI login

report back

5

it booted, but now the graphic option for my monitor (1400x900) is gone, and my screen looks messed up …
theo

6

Hello !
Ok, now try to open the yast screen config tools ,and set the proper resolution…You’ll be able to test it before agreeing with it.

I had a similar problem using a live-cd, with an intel card.

Bye bye

7

Looks like you need the nvidia driver, which you had previously but it was not correctly installed or updated or . . .

See here NVIDIA - openSUSE

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thanks everyone … already tried yast, but my resolution (1440x900) is not an option … shall try the driver reinstall now … theo

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Yes the vesa driver is pretty rubbish really. Get the nvidia driver installed as per the link mingus gave you.