Tong Sun wrote: >Hi, > >This is a real emergency. My X won't start now, having >upgraded from xsever to xorg. > >Is there any way I can have my X back? > >I saw in thread > >Routine upgrade of packages tracking etch has hosed >gnome >http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Debian/2005-09/1631.html > >that there is way to restore using xserver instead of >xorg. I tried to follow it, but wasn't successful. > >I removed all xorg and xserver packages and reinstall >xserver from scratch, but still I was forced to >install xorg. > >I installed the xorg, try its hardware auto-detection, >again, but still my X won't start. The sypmtom is, >still, the screen gets into graphic mode, with garbage >on it, and the whole system just freeze. I tried >Ctrl-Alt-\, Ctrl-Alt-F?, Ctrl-Alt-Del, nothing worked. > >Please help. It's a real emergency, and I'm desperate. > >Is there any way, any? > > Are you running Sarge (nope; no X.org yet), Testing, or Sid? (Uninstall all of X, change your /etc/apt/sources.list file to the older version, and then install X, would be one possible tactic.)
Is the problem really with X, or with a certain einvironment/manager/client? (Have you tried other means of starting X, such as kdm, gdm, startx, with different window managers/environments?) -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
