Re: dead X install
On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 11:20:24AM +1000, Blake Swadling wrote:
> howdy
>
> I just installed deb testing on my machine using the net install and I
> am having trouble loading X.
>
> I can boot to terminal fine, though when X is started the screen goes
> blank. I can ssh in for a while and then the system stops responding.
>
> I am running nforce mobo.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
All attached files seem completely normal, except for /var/log/messages,
which shows that you didn't properly shut down the system. (This can be
hard when the system is frozen :)
How are you starting X?
1. It starts automatically on bootup
2. Log in & startx
3. X
If (3), did you get a black screen or a finely-textured gray screen?
Try hitting Ctl-Alt-BackSpace. (Yes, Backspace _NOT_ Delete.)
You can try:
X :0 &
# hit Ctrl-Alt-F1
xterm -display :0 &
# hit Ctrl-Alt-F7
Oh, and try disabling DPMS.
DPMS allows for monitor powersaving, but it crashes the Xserver for some
reason on my system...
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