> > The apt-get upgrade installed the latest version of the > > xfree86-package, and since then, X did not work any more. That is, I > > see the pepper-and-salt screen, and for a second I can play with the > > pointer, but my .xsession file does not get executed, and the X server > > shuts down again. > > Search the debian-user archive for 'XFree86 news'. Or just look at yesterday's XFree related messages. Michael