On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:57:01 +1300 (NZDT) Anthony Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hmmmm > > Thanks to everyone who responded. The experts do not > seem to be entirely in agreement. I should explain > that my knowledge of command line commands is sketchy > at best. Here is what I propose to do. I will have > a strong cup of tea and a lie down - but first try to > answer some of the questions that have been posed. > Later I will have a go at following Christopher's > suggestions. (Hells bells I can always reinstall if > it all turns to custard). Have been programming > computers since 1967 so am a bit of a pragmatist. > > Steve: > 3. Monitor is a Viewsonic VE710s > 4. Linux distro is Mandriva LE 2005 version 10.2 I > think > > Chris: > Reference was made in the messages to /log/Xorg.0.log > but did not know enough about command syntax to find > and display the file > > All: > The original problem was that the boot process hung > unless the ethernet card was connected to the cable > modem. Rik's opinion was that the system was waiting > for the current time to be obtained from the Internet > and Nick disabled the relevant script. > > > Nick: have just seen your latest - would you go along > with my proposed solution? The tea is a sound proposition, as is lying down. Kicking the computer has enormous theraputic value. 1st thing to do after that is try and get the X configuration restored. on the command line go to /etc/X11 and see what files are there: cd /etc/X11 ls -la you should see a bunch of files, the ones you are interested in are named xorg.conf and variations on that. Programs that change that file have hopefully renamed the old version to something like xorg.conf.old or xorg.conf~ or xorg.conf.bkup. The time/date of the files will help you tell what is what. If you find one that you think was replaced on Tuesday night, revert it by renaming the existing conf file to something that doesn't already exist and then rename the backed uup file to xorg.conf, viz: (you will need to be the root user to do this) mv xorg.conf xorg.conf.this.was.made.at.clug (backing up the tuesday one) mv xorg.conf.bkup xorg.conf (the first name will depend on what ls -l found) you should now be able to start X, as follows (again as the root user): telinit 3 telinit 5 If, on the other hand, you cannot find a backed up xorg.conf file you are a little further up the creek, but there are still paddles floating around in your system. I believe mandriva's X configuration utility is called drakx. Try running that from the command line (again as root). Or alternatively you could post what is currently in xorg.conf Or give me a call at work on 3798966 and I'll see if we can arrange a time to come around and kick it together :-)
