Wowzas, I got it! Sort of... I caught those other dirs I missed (none in
/var, yeah, just /usr and /usr/lib and /etc)... did the XFree86 -configure
thing still got greyscreened... but when I removed the .new from that
XF86Config.new file, startx worked!! Now I've got some silly twm in 640.
So, am I right to assume that all my X apps, including gdm, gnome window
manager, panel and its settings, etc, are tucked away in that backup
directory I renamed?? Would it be best to rebuild/reinstall those things?
thanks!
ben
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