Dumb 0 Posted December 25, 2003 Hello, i am in deep trouble. i wanted to edit the login screen/gretter of gnome/kde. i made some changes in the gdm.conf file located in \etc\x11\gdm\. but, i forgot to make a backup, when i saved changes .and restarted the system, the x server couldn't start. "FATAL SERVER ERROR: XF860OPENCONSOLE:cannot open virtual console3(input/output error)" i don't know whats the problem. i have replaced the origional edited file with the factory-gdm.conf but of no vail.i have to get my box working as soon as possible, i need all the help that experts over here can offer. Plz help me fast.thanking in anticipation. Regards. Share this post Link to post
danleff 0 Posted December 25, 2003 What distro do you have, and what version? Debian, RedHat, Mandrake? Share this post Link to post
danleff 0 Posted December 25, 2003 Darn, I was hoping that it would be Debian. I don't have ReHat on my system, so I won't pretend to know the answer. But, it looks like an X-windows issue, or having the right permissions on the gdm.conf file. Perhaps the sysadmin has an answer. However, let me ask one thing that may help clarify a point. How did you replace the gdm.conf file, copy it using the cp command in root? Renamed it from the factory name to gdm.conf? Share this post Link to post
Dapper Dan 0 Posted December 25, 2003 If you're not in X, but have a command prompt, become root and try typing: xdm [enter] or kdm [enter] And then sign in username and password. Until you get gdm figured out, those might at least get you into your desktop environment. Share this post Link to post
Dumb 0 Posted December 26, 2003 i actualy replaced it from windoz xp using partition magic. and i will try to use kdm/xdm commnds , lets hope for the best. Share this post Link to post
