Re: XF86 3.3-3

[Igor Grobman <igor@digicron.com>]

I had a similar problem.  The reason was a corrupted ~/.Xauthority file.  Try 
deleting it, and relogging on.   That fixed it for me.

HTH
> 
> I've seen other messages about XF86 3.3 not working.  I am also
> experiencing problems.  I upgraded from 3.2 using the 3.3-3 packages, and
> now when I try to startx, the screen flickers and goes black, and the
> keyboard locks up.  Nothing else.
> 
> Unfortunately, because of the screen blanking, I really have no idea whats
> going wrong.  Someone else I know is having the exact same problem, I'm
> using the S3 server(#9 motion 771 card), and he's using standard SVGA for
> his Trident I believe.
> 
> In any case, the XF86 3.3 packages are definitely broken.  I'd fill out a
> bug report, but unfortunately, I can't be any more specific than that
> right now.
> 
> Do the package maintainers know that something is wrong?  I'd be happy to
> supply any info that I can.
> 
> 
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