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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0001648Kali LinuxGeneral Bugpublic2025-07-14 09:38
Reporterflirtzero Assigned Tomuts  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionunable to reproduce 
Platformx64OSKaliOS Version1.0
Product Version1.0.8 
Summary0001648: After Upgrade boot only in command prompt :-(
Description

I am using Dualboot Windows 7 and Kali.

I have upgraded kali to Version 1.0.8, and after reboot and choice the grub menue it boot only in command prompt.
I can log-in there with root, but thats all, just an command prompt without starting gui.

Tried to start " /etc/init.d/gdm3 start "
But then i get an black Screen with just an blinking Cursor.

Then tried also "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade -f"

But nothing happen ,all same.

Steps To Reproduce
  • Starting Kali 1.0.6 in normal way, without problems
  • using: apt-get update , and apt-get dist upgrade
  • Reboot
  • Choice Kali in Grub Manager
  • black screen command prompt with log-in
  • Log in as root
  • wrote /etc/init.d/gdm3 start
  • Black Screen with blinking Cursor :-(
Attached Files
IMAG0209.jpg (800,969 bytes)

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muts

muts

2014-10-13 08:14

reporter   ~0002573

Unable to reproduce and insufficient information to work on.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-08-08 05:59 flirtzero New Issue
2014-08-08 05:59 flirtzero File Added: IMAG0209.jpg
2014-08-12 00:37 meko File Added: hello.html.png
2014-08-12 21:31 muts File Deleted: hello.html.png
2014-10-13 08:14 muts Note Added: 0002573
2014-10-13 08:14 muts Status new => closed
2014-10-13 08:14 muts Assigned To => muts
2014-10-13 08:14 muts Resolution open => unable to reproduce
2025-07-14 09:38 g0tmi1k Severity crash => minor