On Friday 02 January 2009 13:36:33 [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > This morning I updated xorg-server. > I reemerged nvidia-drivers and mouse and keyboard drievers as > suggested by einfo. > I started X and keyboard and mouse were dead - but sysrq-key works and > keyboard and mouse works on the console, so the problem is X not the > hardware. > I removed x86-input-evdev driver as suggested if keyboard is dead, > but this does not help. > > My xorg.conf for the relevant sections is as follows:
[snip] > Since the box is dead after starting X (I only can reboot > with sysrq keys) I see no way of retrieving a logfile > for the xorg-server. > > How can I get back a functional X? - boot into maintenance mode / runlevel 1 / single-user mode - move xorg.conf out of the way - reboot and restart X Recent X.org servers should autodetect stuff giving you a working X and allowing you access that that nice man with answers who works at Google -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
