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Re: gdmflexiserver goes crazy



On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:17:21 +0000, Hendrik Boom wrote:

> Recently, when I run gdmflexiserver in order to get a new login screen,
> the screen goes black and stays that way, with the monitor's little
> green light near the on-off switch blinking as if there's no signal. 
> Control- alt-F7 gets me back to the existing screen (with the terminal
> on which I typed the command), but it takes a few seconds for it to fade
> in, as if it's just powering up again.
> 
> Running a Debian testing system, updated every few weeks, occasionally
> oftener.  I normally use icewm.
> 
> Any idea what to do about this?  Where to look for clues?
> 
> -- hendrik

Logging out to get to a login screen didn't work either.  Now all ctl-alt-
f* keys give me a screen with no sognal.  Had to hard-reset to reboot.  
Now using a Debian stable instead of testing, just to get this message 
out.

-- hendrik


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