#5992 NORM Never A: X doesn't start, due to missing /home/olpc directory.

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#5992: X doesn't start, due to missing /home/olpc directory.
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  Reporter:  IainDavidson     |       Owner:  bernie                                   
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                                      
  Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Never Assigned                           
 Component:  x window system  |     Version:  Development build as of this date        
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  /home/olpc, olpc user, file not found, X,
  Verified:  0                |    Blocking:                                           
 Blockedby:                   |  
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Comment(by AlbertCahalan):

 Replying to [ticket:5992 IainDavidson]:

 > Workaround, during bootup Ctrl-Alt-F1 will show console window, able to
 login as root. If screen fills with error messages, hit C-A-F1 again. Type
 'init 3' to stop messages and rebooting process.  Then  fix problem by
 restoring the /home/olpc directory.

 This doesn't look easy at all. The X server needs to stop this restarting
 nonsense.

 > Possible solution, check for existence of /home/olpc before writing or
 reading configuration files.  Restore to default settings at 1st boot.

 Assuming that a UNIX expert is unavailable, the solution is to reinstall.

 Adding hacks to fix every possible problem is no good. There is no end to
 the number of possible problems which can be caused by hardware trouble
 and little hackers.

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