[PLUG] Some how my system boots into text mode

[Ken Stephens]

Tomas,

Thanks for replying, but that was the first thing I tried this morning.
Did it again.  Still no joy.

Ken

On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 11:21 AM, Tomas Kuchta <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com
> wrote:

> And reboot ....
>
>
> On Wed, May 30, 2018, 11:20 AM Tomas Kuchta <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Try: systemctl set-default graphical.target
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 30, 2018, 11:16 AM Ken Stephens <kennethgstephens at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Johnathan,
> >>
> >> No entry about run levels in grub.cfg.  Still searching and scratching
> >> head.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Ken
> >>
> >> On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 11:05 AM, Johnathan Mantey <manteyjg at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Are you sure you didn't change GRUB to enter run level 3?  Check your
> >> > grub.conf file (or whatever it is called), and check for a solo "3"
> and
> >> > change it to a "5", which is the run level for UI.
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 11:01 AM, Ken Stephens <
> >> kennethgstephens at gmail.com
> >> > >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Ali,
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks, but there is no /var/log/Xorg.  I can start X using startx
> >> after
> >> > > logging in.
> >> > >
> >> > > Found one in /var/lib/gdm/.local/share/Xorg.0.log.  No errors.
> Owned
> >> by
> >> > > gdm.
> >> > >
> >> > > Ken
> >> > >
> >> > > On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 10:49 AM, Ali Corbin <ali.corbin at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 10:22 AM, Ken Stephens <
> >> > > kennethgstephens at gmail.com
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > I am puzzled.  Ages ago I did something to stop my Fedora 26
> >> system
> >> > > from
> >> > > > > booting into graphical login mode.  I wish I could remember or
> >> > identify
> >> > > > > what I did, but age and time have intervened.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > #systemctl status default.target
> >> > > > > ● graphical.target - Graphical Interface
> >> > > > >    Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/graphical.target;
> >> > enabled;
> >> > > > > vendor preset: disabled)
> >> > > > >    Active: active since Wed 2018-05-30 09:40:11 PDT; 30min ago
> >> > > > >      Docs: man:systemd.special(7)
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > May 30 09:40:11 neptune systemd[1]: Reached target Graphical
> >> > Interface.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > But the system presents a text login.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > #systemctl status multi-user.target
> >> > > > > ● multi-user.target - Multi-User System
> >> > > > >    Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target;
> >> > static;
> >> > > > > vendor preset: disabled)
> >> > > > >    Active: active since Wed 2018-05-30 09:40:11 PDT; 36min ago
> >> > > > >      Docs: man:systemd.special(7)
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > May 30 09:40:11 neptune systemd[1]: Reached target Multi-User
> >> System.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Before I disable multi-user I want your opinions on whether this
> >> is
> >> > the
> >> > > > way
> >> > > > > to regain my graphical login.  The graphical login has a
> >> dependency
> >> > on
> >> > > > the
> >> > > > > multi-user target.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Regards to all,
> >> > > > > Ken
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> >> > > >
> >> > > > I'd start out by looking at /var/log/Xorg*, to see if X didn't
> come
> >> up
> >> > > > because of an error.
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