On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 08:23:04AM -0800, Joe Riel wrote: > Here is the latest on my problem starting X manually. > > First, I'm running the stable version of version (obtained from the CDrom >distribution). > M/B is an Intel D845GBV (1.6GHz P4). > Video is from the on-board device, there is no separate graphics card. > > I modified the /etc/X11/default-display-manager so that no dm was selected. > After rebooting the system came up with a console login (no gui login, as > was the previous case). I logged in as a user (not root) and ran > startx >& joeX.log. The screen went black, the monitor "thunked", and > then the screen returned to the console. X was running somewhere in > the background, but I couldn't get it on the display. > I then tried the same thing as root. This time the "screen" did not return to > the console, it just stayed black. I opened a tty port and killed X. > > I posted a few files to my web page: > > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 --> http://www.k-online.com/~joer/XF86Config-4 > error log from starting X as user (joe) --> http://www.k-online.com/~joer/joeX.log > error log from starting X as root --> http://www.k-online.com/~joer/rootX.log > > When I first checked the error log from startx, I noticed that > there were some error messages due to a misconfigured mouse. > I commented out appropriate sections of XF86Config-4; > the file posted has those sections commented out. > > I then restored /etc/X11/default-display-manager so that it points to xdm. > Following a reboot, the system started as before (gui login). Logging out of the > system had the same problem (black screen, no way to login back into X). > > Is my next step to purchase a video-card and not use the built-in video circuitry > on the Intel m/b? That seems a bit drastic. I'm reluctant to continue with my > install until I have a reasonably functional system... > > Joe Riel >
1. Referring to your initial post, instead of booting to get another gui login screen after terminating the previous one you might try to issue /etc/init.d/xdm restart. This is not a solution in the long run but can help you to identify where the problem is. 2. You might try posting your problem to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Shaul Karl, [EMAIL PROTECTED] e t -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]