Re: Login manager will not let me log in - machine thrashing
On Thu, 2008-11-20 at 21:53 +0100, Ken Heard wrote:
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> I have a newly reinstalled Etch plus KDE in a dual core desktop. After
> the installation was finished I was able to reboot and log in using kdm.
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> The next morning, when I turned on the computer, I only got as far as
> the kdm login manager. When I entered my user ID and password there is
> effectively no response. After a few minutes garbage appeared on the
> monitor. As after about 30 seconds the HDD light became continuously
> on; I consequently suspected that the machine ended up thrashing.
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Maybe the disk is old and getting corrupted.
Do a 'fsck' to see if you disk is still ok.
Try to reinstall kdm login (or kde as a whole).
Best,
Rob
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