Re: Not able to start X

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Software Development Group wrote:

I have recuperated from a PC a DEBIAN HD and have installed in another PC. The display options for this new one are different (different monitor type, output...) so when I boot, at the end I get the message:

Not starting X display manager (xdm), it is not the default display manager.

How can I fix the problem?

Start off by logging in at the console and running "startx". Does X start? If so, you just need to re-enable xdm (or gdm, or kdm, or wdm) with a command like "dpkg-reconfigure xdm"; if not, you need to fix the problems with X.

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Kent West
Technology Support
Abilene Christian University