greeter app failed to start

[Rebug]

RE: today's (tue 3 april 2008) update/upgrade

*after reboot ubuntu 8.04 won`t start instead shows warning window on black screen> greeter application failed to start will try other one?>Recovery mode same trouble. Can`t reproduce.
What`s the fix on this!?
Iakop

[Susan Cragin (susancragin)]

Same here.
ASUS G1S running all Hardy Studio updates as of 2008-04-03 12:00 p.m. EST.
Have no screen at all.
Any way to disable greeter?

[Susan Cragin (susancragin)]

May be related to
bug 210458
because loading:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24
seemed to cause the problem

[Rebug (j-de-cuba)]

Today`s upgrade was all about Linux kernel version 2.6.24-14 generic and Open Office.org.
The exact text on warning window "The greeter application appears to be crashing. Attempting to use a different one". Clicking away this window will show a white pointer on black screen.

Two options to solve the issue;

*Recovery mode>>recovery menu offers "root shell prompt" I need the command/code to continue. (no internet connection while in recovery mode so not possible for me to update/upgrade)

*Ubuntu files on the hd are accessible using "Knoppix live-cd" how to procceed?

*The /boot/grub/menu.lst>altered to show only one kernel instead of all. Could this be a problem to give live back to my Ubuntu 8.04!?