Redefined Horizons wrote: >You guys are going to get tired of hearing from me. :] > >I was able to fix my problem with Synaptic. I installed the "fam" >package and reinstalled gnome. I was then able to install Scribus. > >However, I seem to be having a problem when I reboot my Debian box. > >It appears the kernel is loading, and I can watch the system load gdm >on the screen prompts. It then presents me with the graphical login to >my system. However, when I enter my user name and password, an error >message is presented. I think it might be an error from the X- Window >server, but I'm not sure. Here is the message: > >"Your session only lasted less than 10 seconds. If you have not logged >out yourself, this could mean that there is an installation problem or >that you may be out of disk space. Try logging in with one of the >failsafe sessions to see if you can fix the problem." > >I tried to login with the different failsafe methods, and even to >access the terminal through gdm. > Did you try logging into a terminal via Ctrl-Alt-F2? If not, try to do so.
After logging in, run "df -h" to see how much free space is left on each of your mounted partitions. Try killing gdm with "/etc/init.d/gdm stop"; then try logging into X manually with "startx". Report the results. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
