Re: This has happended too many times before...

From: Greg Finnigan (finnigan_pin_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/06/05 

Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 17:51:45 -0500

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 21:37:44 +0000, Alan wrote:

> I'm running Suse 9.1 Pro and did an online update of packages through
> Yast. Shutdown the computer and upon booting later, the system does all
> it usual stuff and appears to book fine. However when at the point when
> it should startX and show the Login and password boxes, the screen just
> goes blank.
>
> Has anyone experienced this problem and if so willing to share their
> pearls of wisdom?
>
> Oh please don't tell me another re-install!

Updating ANYTHING with Suse is a crap shoot, with the emphasis on C_R_A_P.

Try Mandrake.
If that doesn't work, try Slackware.
If that doesn't work, try Debian.
If that doesn't work, try Gentoo.
If that doesn't work, try Ubuntu.
If that doesn't work, try Fedora.
If that doesn't work, try Lycoris.
If that doesn't work, try knoppix.

And when all of those don't work, and they won't, buy yourself a Mac and
have a truly stable, easy to use, Unix system without all the bug riddled,
unstable software that Linux has to offer. 

-- 
Greg Finnigan
"Linux is Free Assuming Your Time Has no Value"
"Have You Compiled Your Kernel Today?"
"Linux, The Choice Of The Screwed Generation"