On 4/30/05, Jim Cornette <fc-cornette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > neidorff wrote: > > The system came up to the point of a grey screen with a large mouse > > pointer. No desktop loaded. > > This sounds suspiciously like you did not install a desktop (KDE, GNOME > or another desktop. > > Which desktop did you install? > > Jim Problem solved. Booted into runlevel 3. Ran startx (gnome desktop came up). Ran switchdesk kde logged out of X and back in. kde came up. Changed runlevel to 5, booted and came up into graphics mode just fine. Strange, but true.