On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:56:04 -0400, Mark Neidorff wrote: (...) > Yesterday, I unhooked the 3rd PC > from the monitor (but left the cable hooked to the monitor with an > unattached end). Today when I tried to start X, even when I see the > output of the debian box on the monitor, I got an "out of range" error. > Tapping ctrl-alt-backspace restarts X, but does not allow X to start. > Here is the part I would like an explanation for....I pulled the video > cable (that is attached to nothing) off of the connector on the monitor, > tapped ctrl-alt-backspace, and X started just fine. Why does the > presence of a disconnected cable give X a problem?
In brief, you are experiencing weirdnesses with a headless system and your xorg/vga drivers/monitor, right? I would start by reviwing the Xorg log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log) to get any clue. You can upload its whole content (it does not contain sensitive data) to any online service such www.pastebin.com. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
