Kenneth Gaugler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yesterday I used the dselect/ftp method to upgrade my machine from > Debian Linux 1.2 to > 1.3. The system is now running 1.3, but X doesn't work anymore. > > Normally I have xdm starting at boot time; now the screen never comes up > but the relays inside the monitor click about every second and there is > a flash on the screen. I assumed something changed in the S3 driver (I > am using Stealth64/DRAM). I disabled xdm at startup and did a > > "startx > /tmp/x.out 2>&1" > > to capture the error messages at startup and came up with some things I > have never seen before, like > > "error opening security policy file > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy"
You should check if this file exits. If not, reinstall at least the xbase package (I currently have 3.3-3 installed). It seems as xbase has not been installed correctly. This file is part of the package. Torsten -- "What a depressingly stupid machine" The Restaurant at the End of the Universe PGP Public Key is available -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .