On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 23:39:03 -0500, Kent West wrote: >>This is a real emergency. My X won't start now, having >>upgraded from xsever to xorg. >> >> [...] >>that there is way to restore using xserver instead of >>xorg. I tried to follow it, but wasn't successful. >> >>I removed all xorg and xserver packages and reinstall >>xserver from scratch, but still I was forced to >>install xorg. >> >>I installed the xorg, try its hardware auto-detection, >>again, but still my X won't start. The sypmtom is, >>still, the screen gets into graphic mode, with garbage >>on it, and the whole system just freeze. I tried >>Ctrl-Alt-\, Ctrl-Alt-F?, Ctrl-Alt-Del, nothing worked. >> > Are you running Sarge (nope; no X.org yet), Testing, or Sid? (Uninstall > all of X, change your /etc/apt/sources.list file to the older version, > and then install X, would be one possible tactic.)
Thank you Aurélien Campéas! you message saved my day. I choose to follow up on this thread because it is more complete -- reinstalling xserver-xfree86 wasn't enough, still freeze my Box. As Kent and James have pointed out, it only worked when I un-installed and re-installed all the xserver-xfree86, xserver-common and X-window-system-core packages. HTH for other people as well. > Is the problem really with X, or with a certain > einvironment/manager/client? (Have you tried other means of starting X, > such as kdm, gdm, startx, with different window managers/environments?) Pure X, i.e., xorg. I use startx to start my fluxbox, which was intact during upgrading. Restoring xfree86 (from xorg) alone solved the problem is the strongest proof. Thanks God I have my X back. This is the worst time for me to mess up with my working environment. I've been following Debian Testing for ages, never had such bad experience before. I think I'd better stick with sarge for a while, until the dusts settle down a bit. Thanks everyone for sharing! I love you. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
