Re: StartX problem
On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 06:34:53PM -0500, cga2000 wrote:
> Same as Kent says according to the Xfree86 log, it does not look like X
> is having any kind of problem.
>
> Try the following from a linux console:
>
> $ startx $(which xterm) -- :6
>
> Does anything happen?
>
> If all you have is a blank screen, you may be in X already and you
> should be able to get back to a linux console via Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
> and/or Ctrl+Alt+Fn (F1, F2, F3..).
>
> Please provide more detail as to what you are doing since that does not
> appear in logs and config file.
Also just typing: 'X' (without the quotes) at a shell prompt will also
help eliminate the DE, WM, etc. As cga2000 wrote: Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
will get back to your shell prompt.
--
Chris.
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Don't forget to check that your /etc/apt/sources.lst entries point to
etch and not testing, otherwise you may end up with a broken system once
etch goes stable.
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