Re: Please explain X strangeness
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 forI 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 debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.10.02.12.06...@gmail.com
Please explain X strangeness
Hi all, Debian Lenny system patched up using nvidia driver. I have a KVM switch because I am setting up a new machine. Normal behavior is that X starts just fine if the Debian box has KVM focus as it boots. If it doesn't have focus (I see the video from the other computer on the screen) the I get an out of range error on the screen. A quick ctrl-alt-backspace restarts the X server and everything is fine. Recently, I've gotten a 3rd PC to setup. Since my monitor has multiple video inputs, I hooked the 3rd PC to video2 on the monitor. 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 forI 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? Thanks for any insight. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201010011456.04750.m...@neidorff.com
