Le 12317i�me jour apr�s Epoch, [EMAIL PROTECTED] �crivait: > Hi all, > > Finally got Debian woody running on my DELL Inspirion 8500, sort of :-) > I installed kernel 2.4.8 and it now boots without an Aieee error. > X works using the NVidia driver but I can't get a BIG resolution running, > such as 1900 x 1200. I know this resolution can be achieved as I have seen > a few web pages of people running RedHat and getting it to work. > > Anyway, how do I stop X starting automatically when Debian starts ?
Look at /etc/rcN.d/SXX[gx]dm ... Where N is probably 2 (default runlevel) and NN is 99 on my machine, but don't remember if I modified it ;) It's a symlink to ../init.d/[gx]dm so you can remove the link, manually or using update-rc.d > GDm or XDM starts automagically when I start the laptop so it starts X. > I can't log in as root via the graphical log in screen (security I > suppose) only as a user. I can 'su' once logged in but the xserver refuses > to restart or change resolutions. Ctrl + Alt + Backspace doesn't seem to > have any effect. Perhaps I am missing something ? Yes. There is no link between auto-start and resolution. But you can try more easily (sorry, don't remember this word, typo is my fault) with startx ... CTRL+ALT+[+-] just swap resolutions from your X configuration file. Look at this file, make some tests whith startx, then you can go back to auto-start. -- "I would rather spend 10 hours reading someone else's source code than 10 minutes listening to Musak waiting for technical support which isn't." (By Dr. Greg Wettstein, Roger Maris Cancer Center) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
