1. If you have a mouse config problem, the server rarely crashes on startup. You will get a screen but the mouse will not work properly...i.e. no movement or erratic movement.
If I move the mouse while x is running (it crashes during the kde screen 'loading peripherals') the movement is erratic and leaves bits of the screen behind as i move it.
You could stick with the old XFree v. 3.3.6
server you were using,
It seemed to disappear without trace during the upgrade!
Note, I am using the gpm package. I had to configure gpm-config to set the "Repeat-type: raw" to make it work...in case you are interested. If you don't use gpm, then set the "Device" to "/dev/psaux".
neither /dev/gpmdata (gpm is running) or /dev/psaux work, it crashes at the same point with both
I suggest you run a "apt-get install xfonts-pex" and see what happens. If this doesn't improve things, try "apt-get --reinstall install xfonts-pex".
I have done this and it installed and reinstalled but no difference to the problem
It has been suggested that perhaps my card is not supported by the newer XFree86, which I suppose is a possibility.
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