[et@ihear.com: Re: Troublesome install of X]
I think this should have gone to the list. Joachim
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From: Elaine Tsiang <et@ihear.com>
To: JFahnenmueller@t-online.de (Joachim Fahnenmueller)
Subject: Re: Troublesome install of X
Sounds like the video part is working fine. You may have just a mouse
problem. If so, after you get a text console per instructions below, follow
the instructions in the earlier post re: "Problem for X Window, mouse, gpm,
PS/2, IMPS/2, erratic mouse, middle button".
On Sunday 14 July 2002 05:05 am, Joachim Fahnenmueller wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
> 1. DON'T PANIC.
>
> 2. When you see the X screen, Ctrl+Alt+F1 will take you to a text console
> where you can log in and try to fix your X config. For hints read
> /var/log/XFree86.0.log . Or post that to the list, you'll probably find
> somebody who can help you.
>
> 3. Backup is never wrong, but normally a linux install does not affect the
> windoze partition. Probably you don't have to reinstall anyway.
>
> 4. BTW, besides mc there are other good text-based things: emacs (editor),
> mutt (mail), w3m (web browser), ... But I agree that it is more fun
> to have X.
>
> HTH, Joachim
>
> On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 05:36:38PM +1200, Brian Swale wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have had Debian on my dual-boot machine for about 3 years but have not
> > really been able to get it to do anything other than run MC.
> >
> > Yesterday, having got Bill McCarty's book and read much of it, I ran
Xconfig.
> > Having installed that, I closed the system down properly.
> >
> > Later, I started Debian again, and the boot process took me right into
the X
> > screen, with the user prompt and ID request on the X screen. I entered
those.
> >
> > The machine promptly froze. None of the logout / kill commands worked,
and
> > after 10 minutes I just turned off the power.
> >
> > Startup later worked OK, Debian fixed broken files as far as I can tell,
but
> > again, the system took me right into the X screen, and the previous
events
> > were repeated.
> >
> > It seems to me that the only way out of this is to do a re-format and re-
> > install. And to be on the safe side, I should back up all of my valuable
> > Windows work on the other half of the machine.
> >
> > Are these correct conclusions?
> >
> > If I re-install Debian, then run Xconfig, how can I prevent the same
mishap
> > taking place again (X starting without being deliberately commanded by
me)?
> >
> > Brian Swale
>
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