* sam rosenfeld ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > How can I reinstall my X without going through the entire installation process > again? (Debian2.2r2) Startx is gone and using a command line entry of "X" > yields the following response: > > X: cannot read /etc/X11/X symbolic link (Invalid argument), aborting. > > I'd try to troubleshoot the problem, but I think reinstallation may be > indicated. > > I went through this very thing when i installed Linux on my kids' machine, and upgraded immediately from 2.2r0 to woody. Reinstalling led to the same problem.
On both boxes, there is a symlink in /etc/X11: X->/usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86. I think if you set that up, it will work for you. However, YMMV. Cam -- Cam Ellison Ph.D. R.Psych. From Roberts Creek on B.C.'s incomparable Sunshine Coast [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]