What is /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.23-0.1-trace - No GUI

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Re-installed openSUSE 11.1 (KDE) on my desktop computer. Upon completing installation and reboot using the default, I was left in the command prompt without KDM.

###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.23-0.1 (default)
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.23-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HDT725025VLA380_VFG101R5EM7S9F-part5 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HDT725025VLA380_VFG101R5EM7S9F-part8 splash=silent showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.23-0.1-default

Noticed that in grub’s menu, I’ve an option name Trace (below) and booting using this menu everything’s okay.

###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title Trace – openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.23-0.1
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.23-0.1-trace root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HDT725025VLA380_VFG101R5EM7S9F-part5 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HDT725025VLA380_VFG101R5EM7S9F-part8 splash=silent showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.23-0.1-trace

So what is the difference between the two and wny this weird grub menu? Didn’t have this menu during my first install.

In case someone ask , uname -a is

Linux regen 2.6.27.23-0.1-trace #1 SMP 2009-05-26 17:02:05 -0400 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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Your X-server is not starting. I’ve got a couple of questions to help you get this fixed:

Which media did you use, preferably the full iso name?
Which graphic card?
Did you check the download and the media’s md5sum?
Can you post /etc/X11/xorg.conf?

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Strange, but while in vmlinuz-2.6.27.23-0.1-trace, was playing around with YAST and clicked on the Online Update.

Though the Updater Applet does not indicate any updates available, there are actually 4 updates and when done updating, everything works normally now :slight_smile:

Knurpht, thanks anyway.

By the way, believe I am safely assume that
vmlinuz-2.6.27.23-0.1-default is the “normal” choice

what actually is the purpose of
vmlinuz-2.6.27.23-0.1-trace ?