On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 03:59:59PM -0800, johnd wrote: > I just am running 5.2 GENERIC>MP#368 amd64 > > if I run startx it comes up fine > > if I try to switch to a virtual console or kill X (pkill or ctrl > alt-ctrl-bspace) I am left on a screen that can be black or > sometimes it has blue and red pixels light up > > > from the blackish screen if I type somethng like: > touch foo > startx > > it starts x an if I run ls I see by file... > > > Any ideas? > > I'm running on a samsung np300e5a laptop >
^^^^ that doesn't help anyone. Provide a proper dmesg. -ml
