mv wrote: > On Sun, 19 April 2009 03:14:35 Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >> >> The default screen when not running a WM/DE is no longer the familiar >> screen pattern / X mouse pointer, but a black screen. Go figure... >> You maybe having a working X and not know it. >> >> > > I had the same issues starting and stopping X. I was looking at a pitch > black screen and did not know if the server was running properly or > not. After some digging around I found a new parameter which will > produce the traditional stipple with cursor in the center of the > screen: > > X -retro > > The above command plus the settings in xorg.conf about killing the > server with Ctrl+Atl+BS (specified elsewhere in this thread) will > produce a traditional startup and shutdown for X. > > Thank for all the useful tips > > Marek > > You can also use twm for testing. Have a look at
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