Hi (cross-posting from Debian-testing list) Yesterday I upgraded from Etch to Lenny. 1. changed etch to lenny in /etc/apt/sources.list 2. # apt-get update 3. # apt-install install dpkg aptitude apt 4. # aptitude full-upgrade
I rebooted the machine after upgrading and X failed to start. It showed error: "failed to start X server : no screen found" An attempt to run "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" couldn't fix the problem and neither could "X -configure". The error shown while trying to "startx" after dpkg-reconfigure was: "failed load module 'vesa' module does not exist . fatal server error: no screens found" Xorg -configure produced the following error: "no device to configure. configuration failed" Another error encountered while trying to "startx" was: "no drivers available. fatal server error : no screens found" The xorg.conf file (I'm surprised to look at its structure, but I haven't edited it) is at: http://pastebin.com/f3964aa53 Finally, I removed xserver-xorg and installed it. Other xserver-* packages were also reinstalled while doing this. That solved the problem finally. 1. # apt-get remove xserver-xorg 2. # apt-get install xserver-xorg The system is running perfectly well except this hitch. Could someone explain why this happened? Bibek
