Leif Keane wrote: > debconf: DbDriver “configdb” error: /var/cache/dbconf/config.dat is locked > by another process > base-config: 80poff exited with return code 1 > debconf: DbDriver “configdb” error: /var/cache/dbconf/config.dat is locked > by another process > base-config: 90final-message exited with return code 1 > > > and went back to the command line. > > any ideas? Here's a couple.. (as root of course)
You can hope that autoconfig will work..... # X -configure To test.... # X -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new If that works and you get a black and white screen with the X pointer kill X with "Ctrl-Alt-Backspace" and then # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.old # cp /root/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Or send yourself back through the same config options you got on install.. the autoconfig from above won't include the "hints" to dpkg so you might want to overwrite any custom X config with the backup from above. Try the "vesa" server if you have no idea what you should be selecting. # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 This same problem hit me first time I started to use Debian and didn't know how to get back to certain config screens. The "vesa" server is a pretty much failsafe default that is going to work with almost any modern video card. Sascha
