Re: Help - apt-get upgrade and startx does not work!!

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Author: Austin Godber
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: Help - apt-get upgrade and startx does not work!!
Mark Phillips wrote:
> 2. Looked in /etc/X11/ and found a XF86Config-4.backup file and a
> XF86Config-4, so I saved the -4 and copied the .backup to the -4. The
> most recent file in this directory was dated 2-13-04, which seems odd to
> me since the update was today and everything was working fine yesterday.
> (Today is 2-19, right?)
>
> startx failed
>
> 3. Ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
>
> startx failed
>
> What about the error from installing xdm - what should I do about that?


Ok, xdm is irrelevant if you cannot start X so we won't worry about
that, granted it may prove to be a symptom of the problem.

When you say startx failed what do you mean?

Do you have an XFree86.0.log in /var/log that you can send us?

Too bad this didn't happen before the Stammtisch on Tuesday.

Austin
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