When I start Ubuntu it enters tty[1-6] instead of my desktop (How do I get to desktop?)
Solution 1:
It sounds like you might have managed to uninstall your desktop environment. (Unless Karmic has replaced GDM, which I doubt.)
If you were using GNOME, you probably installed Karmic with the ubuntu-desktop. You'll want to reinstall that:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
...or possibly
sudo apt-get --reinstall install ubuntu-desktop
That should pull in any missing packages. Once you've reinstalled, you should be able to run
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
... and get back to the GDM login screen.
Solution 2:
I think I may be experiencing similar issues.
Since I noticed the mouse I tried Ctrl+Alt+F1 then Ctrl+Alt+F7 and it was fixed for me.
It's irritating that this happens a lot when I turn my TV off for a while then on.
Solution 3:
My solution has been to edit the file /etc/lxdm/default.conf
and set the server section this way
[server]
## arg used to start xserver, not fully function
arg=/usr/bin/X -background vt1
Solution 4:
This is what worked for me.
- Logged in to
tty1 -
Purged unity-greeter which was the default lightdm greeter for my unity desktop:
sudo apt-get remove --purge unity-greeter -
Then I installed lightdm-gtk-greeter:
sudo apt-get -y install lightdm-gtk-greeter Restarted Ubuntu
- Logged in to my desktop
-
Removed lightdm-gtk-greeter:
sudo apt-get remove --purge lightdm-gtk-greeter -
Installed unity-greeter:
sudo apt-get -y install unity-greeter Then restarted again and it worked
P.S. In case you cannot connect to internet to download and install required packages using apt-get, I suggest you manually download it from Ubuntu package archives from a working computer, save it in a usb drive, mount it from tty1, and then use dpkg to install it. Please use Google to find out how.
If lightdm-gtk-greeter works for you and you are satisfied with it, you can stop there. However in my experience, it uses slightly more memory than unity-greeter and not as aesthetically good looking as well.