Re: X not starting properly in woody
On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 07:20:16PM -0800, Xucaen wrote:
> installed without a hitch except one: xdm didn't
> install and no longer runs when I boot and when I
> run X I get the grey background with the 'x'
> mouse pointer but nothing else. the X server just
> sits there. I am able to move the mouse pointer
> and I am able to switch between local terminals
> so I know the system didn't hang.
Do I understand correctly that you boot directly into X mode? If so, maybe xdm is broken. Ideas what you can check:
Does there appear a message like 'starting xdm'? (Should be the last one before the X screen appears)
Does the xdm binary exist? (which xdm)
Is there a link /etc/rc2.d/S99xdm (or similar) and does it point to an existing and executable script in /etc/init.d ?
HTH, Joachim
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Joachim Fahnenmüller
Lehrer für Mathematik und Physik
Herder-Gymnasium
Kattowitzer Straße 52
51065 Köln
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