On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:55 PM, Ed wrote: > First check if your kernel got updated - it may not have picked > up/remained in sync with the options from your previous kernel. If so, try > booting the old one. Life still upside-down? that was the easy path.. > > Your update left you with a video driver that can no longer find a GPU - > Gnome3 requires accelerated video, the fallback looks like Gnome2. The > video and mixed-up keyboard(s) leads me to think you are going to have to > clean out your borked* /etc/X11/xorg.conf & friends. I would put what you > have aside and try a clean regeneration of your X - once you get it > restored to the way you like, back it up ;) > *your upgrade may have saved your original xorg.conf - look for that too > > unless debian does this differently too, Hans? > > Going forward, keep in mind that tools like apt & yum support typical > configurations - once you setup a complex configuration, you also need to > be able to recreate it after upgrades (which tend to restore the > conventional) > > good luck > > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> I am running Debian testing on my laptop. I use my laptop in two >> configurations - stand alone and with an external monitor and bluetooth >> keyboard and mouse. Everything was working in that I could switch back and >> forth as needed. >> >> I then had a need to write a bunch of documents/emails in German so I >> tried to add a German keyboard mapping and dictionary to the system. I was >> successful and could switch back and forth between German and English in >> LibreOffice and Gmail using the external keyboard. >> >> I then ran an aptitude update and then an upgrade and the world collapsed. >> >> * I no longer have gnome 3, but a fall back version of gnome 2. >> >> * I can type correctly with the external keyboard, but the keyboard on >> the laptop is all messed up. The keys do not type what is printed on the >> keys. >> >> * I don't have a German keyboard mapping any more. >> >> I googled for some solutions, ran some dpkg-reconfigures but I just >> cannot get the laptop keyboard to work properly, nor get back to gnome 3. >> When I run an aptitude update and then upgrade now, I get this >> >> # aptitude upgrade >> Resolving dependencies... >> open: 8922; closed: 14679; defer: 68; conflict: 194 >> >> and the conflicts are never resolved - the numbers just keep changing and >> the cpus are pegged at 100%. >> >> apt-get upgrade shows many packages to be upgraded, and does not report >> any dependency issues. >> >> Should I try apt-get upgrade to see if it fixes the problem? How do I go >> about fixing the keyboard and gnome 3 issues? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark >> >> ---------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > damn - sorry about the top post - my bad