Comment 21 for bug 46784

After what happened yesterday I backed everything up on CD while my computer was still running. Luckily, because when I today tried to start the system, it wouldn't. An error is displayed saying the X server couldn't be loaded. The error message asks me if I want to see the log, and if I select Yes the error log says GDM couldn't start Xserver because it was not installed or GDM wasn't properly configured.

What do I do? Should I try to start from a Live CD, and are there any actions I can take to restore my system? Or is the only way out a clean install? And what about my data? My personal files (my whole home directory + hidden files in it) is backed up, but I would be happy if all configuration, settings, installed programs etc. would be restored too. Any ideas?