Re: X starting but nothing shows on the screen
On 08 May 2010, Ólafur Jens Sigurðsson wrote:
> Hello, I have a strange problem.
>
> If X is started from gdm at bootup or with /etc/init.d/gdm start then
> it starts (I know this since it beeps when it is up and running) but
> nothing shows on the screen. The same thing happens when I use startx
> and I have icewm in my .xinitrc. But if I have no .xinitrc file and I
> use startx then Gnome comes up fine.
>
> I am using sid and have just made an upgrade to my system (I hadn't
> done a upgrade in quite a while and did an upgrade a few days ago then
> my problems started) so it is up to date.
>
> Any ideas on what could be wrong here?
>
> Cheers, Óli
>
Which kernel? With 2.6.32-5-685, X always locks up here? The mouse
freezes and all the keys are inactive so I have to do a hard reset. This
happens with both the nv and vesa drivers.
Anthony
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