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<font size="-1">openSUSE 12.1 64 bit OS KDE3/4 Desktop<br>
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I had shut down the computer to change some plugins on the back panel.
When I restarted the computer the boot went well until the point where
I had to log in. At this point rather than a boot screen that gave me
a choice of window managers I was presented witn a plain gray screen
with a box for the user which closed when I input the user name and
opened a new box for the password. Also now there is a console window
in the lower left corner of the plash screen with the message:<br>
<br>
Jan 8 14:28:58 linux-ddlt mcelog: mcelog read: No such device<br>
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However there is a /var/log/mcelog, but it is empty.<br>
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I no longer had the option of choosing the window manager. This is a
critical problem for me as the KDE desktop is very unstable on my
machine. I have been using the iceWM which is a stable as KDE used to
be. I tried changing the splash screen while in the KDE desktop, but
that had no effect when I restarted the computer.<br>
<br>
In all candor I don't have a clew as to what has happened and would
appreciate some sagacious advice at this point.<br>
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Thanks in advance.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
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Foundation for Chemistry Stochastic and multivariate
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