>> Reply below << On Dec 5, 2007 2:06 AM, Marwan Aziz <marwan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Good Morning Tod, > > Thanx for the quick reply. I did the 'CTRL-ALT-F1' thing and I got the login > screen. I then looked at the files that you suggested. The only warning I saw > was in the messages file: > > gdm-simple-greeter[2938]: WARNING: Unable to load image: Couldn't recognize the > image file format for file '/usr/share/backgrounds/infinity/infinity.xml' > > I am not sure where it is getting this value from. On a side note, how do I > mount my USB drive so I can copy the files you mentioned? > > Thanx for your help > > - Marwan > > > Quoting Tod Merley <todbot88@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > On Dec 4, 2007 6:44 PM, Marwan Aziz <marwan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi There, > > > > > > I just rebooted my Fedora 8 desktop and after going through the startup > > screen > > > (which shows all of the details of the startup) instead of getting to the > > login > > > screen, I get a white screen and the only visible thing is the mouse > > pointer. > > > Here are the details of my machine: > > > - HP Pavilion a1654n > > > - Intel Viiv Core 2 Duo E6300 > > > - Nvidia GEforce 7500LE > > > - Fedora 8 (2.6.23.1-49.fc8) > > > > > > I do not know what to do to fix this. Please help. > > > > > > Thanx. > > > > > > - Marwan > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > Hi Marwan Aziz! > > > > I would like to think so. > > > > Lets try some things: > > > > 1. Do a "ctl+alt+F1" and see if it brings up a tty login screen. If > > so, log in as root - go to /var/log and at least look at Xorg.0.log, > > dmesg, and messages. If you can, copy the files to a flash drive or > > other removable media. > > > > 2. If the "ctl+alt+F1" does not work do the above from a live CD. > > > > 3. Examine the files for clues. You are looking for warnings and errors. > > > > 4. Google the errors along with hardware information (video card - > > mother board (chipsets)). > > > > 5. If no errors there check the disk file system integrity (man fsck). > > It is probably not wise to repair any errors found at this time. > > > > Please let us know what you find. > > > > Tod > > > > -- > > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Hi Marwan Aziz! It sounds like file "/usr/share/backgrounds/infinity/infinity.xml" may be corrupted. I would recommend that you do check the disk. The file is probably the sign on screen you seem to be missing or at least is used by the program that makes that screen. I guess I would see if I could find the file on the Fedora 8 Live CD. If I did I would copy it to your hard drive where the corrupted file exists. Make a copy of the (apparently) corrupted file first so you can replace it if this fix does not work. If this fix does not work we will need to find out which package the greeter utility is in - uninstall and then install it probably using yum. I just tried a flash drive while signed on as root in my tty1. When I plugged the drive in about ten or so seconds later (I am using an older laptop) several lines appeared -- apparently automount or hal trying to automount the usb flash drive. In my case I am fully signed on in my X session as me but in my tty1 as root. When I did the ctl-alt-F7 selecting my X (Gnome) session it had an error message telling me that SElinux had prevented the mount process. In your case the machine may well be in the root context at the time you put the flash drive in. It may fully mount - or - automount may not be active at that level so you may see nothing at all when you try this. Following is a copy of a session showing how I see the drive - unmount it (it automounts quite successfully in the Gnome session), mounting it, showing it in mount - etc .. (silly errors included - hardware wise it is at /dev/sdb): ------------------------------------------- [root@localhost tod]# mount /dev/sda3 on / type ext3 (rw) proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) /dev/sdb on /media/disk type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,shortname=lower,uid=500) [root@localhost tod]# umount /dev/sdb [root@localhost tod]# mount /dev/sda3 on / type ext3 (rw) proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) [root@localhost tod]# mount -t vfat /dev/sdb /media/disk mount: mount point /media/disk does not exist [root@localhost tod]# cd media bash: cd: media: No such file or directory [root@localhost tod]# cd /media [root@localhost media]# ls sda1 sdb [root@localhost media]# mount -t vfat /dev/sdb /media/sdb [root@localhost media]# mount /dev/sda3 on / type ext3 (rw) proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) /dev/sdb on /media/sdb type vfat (rw) [root@localhost media]# cd sdb [root@localhost sdb]# ls 1996-01-a-large_web.jpg MCECwriting AofAnsweredPrayer.wav MHC-Volunteering AofSalvation.wav MHCxCounsel [root@localhost sdb]# umount /dev/sdb umount: /media/sdb: device is busy umount: /media/sdb: device is busy [root@localhost sdb]# cd .. [root@localhost media]# umount /dev/sdb [root@localhost media]# mount /dev/sda3 on / type ext3 (rw) proc on /proc type proc (rw) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) [root@localhost media]# ---------------------------------------------- When I did this in tty1 I found that the file system type msdos also worked with this flash drive. It was there that I also made the /media/sdb directory. See man mount for details. Good Hunting! Tod
