Bert Verbeek wrote: > Package: xserver-xorg > Version: 1:7.2-5 > Severity: important > > > I'm trying to upgrade a Debian stable installation on an older > Toshiba S1800 laptop. An upgrade to testing succeeded, however X will > not start anymore and hangs the laptop. Ctrl-Alt-Del, Ctrl-Alt-BkSp, > Ctrl-Alt-F1, and ssh from an other PC don't work so I can not check > the log files. It gives a black screen. > > What I tried: > > I started with a standard stable installation and added manually > a 2.6.22 kernel and headers from testing to add the rt2x00 wireless > stuff. I compiled the rt2x00 modules successfully with m-a. I can still > use this installation from an other hd partition. > > Now my wireless Lan was working, I could update to Lenny, kernels > 2.6.22-2 and 2.6.22-3. The upgrade itself was no problem but X stopped > working. The vga server starts, but gives an unusable screen. The trident > and vesa servers both lock up the system, as stated above. X -probeonly > locks the system as well. I don't know where the problem actually is but > I think in the X server itself, as the kernel and the trident driver are > the same in a working stable and failing testing installation. > > I'm out of options now, reading the net didn't help me either, so any > help with this problem would be welcome. >
Does downgrading *only* xserver-xorg-core to stable (from 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-12 to 2:1.1.1-21) fix the problem? For both vesa and trident drivers? Brice -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
