Bug#523636: xserver-xorg: after upgrade cannot open any window

[Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>]

Felix Koop wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg
> Version: 1:7.4+1
> Severity: important
>
>
> After upgrade to sid, I can still log into X on my system, but
> I am unable to open any window for whatever program I try.
> I get the "starting terminal" message on the lower line of my
> screen (in gnome), but when it goes away instead of the window I 
> have nothing. Even the icon to log out does not open the usual
> window, but instead seems to restart my gnome-session.
>
> I have no idea if this is X-related or gnome related and I don't 
> find any error message anywhere I looked. Please help.
>   

Please try with something else than Gnome. If KDE, XFCE, twm, ...
whatever... works, then the problem is in gnome and not in X.

Brice