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Chris Pollock
Asked: 2016-08-04 18:42:32 +0800 CST

After 14.04 --> 16.04 upgrade, Gnome desktop will not start; only have a console login

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After the upgrade yesterday on boot I only have a console login. This link shows that gdm is running and has been: https://pastebin.com/UvpNmsSw

Here is the link to my dmesg log https://pastebin.com/EhbmQB5C

I'm running kernel 4.4.0-31-generic dated 13 July.

I've just noticed that my Xorg.0.log is a mess. Its timestamp is 6pm today https://pastebin.com/R7xeQf3w

Link to Xorg log after upgrade yesterday https://pastebin.com/c9DUXzuk

I'd be happy to supply any other files or logs. This is really bugging me.

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1 Answers

  1. Try these:

    • type "startx" in console
    • Ctrl+Alt+F7 or other F# combination
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