Re: URGENT: sid update - now can't start X
Hi,
you might have to download and install nvidia_glx and nvidia_kernel
packages if you haven't done so already and change your driver from nv
to nvidia - I was stuck at that for a day or so.
good luck,
Shri
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On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 22:33, Rick Macdonald wrote:
>
> I've been running sid for some time now, but only update occasionally. I
> updated my laptop last week without problems and today did my desktop.
>
> Now I can't start gnome, or even run "startx". The last few lines that I
> get are:
>
> Error loading keymap /var/tmp/server-0.xkm
> Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap
> Could not init font path element ...speedo... removing from list!
> Waiting for X server to shut down
>
> The speedo problem has been there for months so isn't related.
> I didn't think I was using XKB extensions of any kind.
> The upgrade made no changes to my XF86Config-4 file.
> I'm using an older nvidia driver (#799 or so).
>
> Any ideas?
>
> ...RickM...
>
>
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