Do you have 1.3.0? I understand that there was a problem with xdm and shadow passwords. If that's what you're experiencing, it should be fixed by issuing "shadowconfig off" followed by "shadowconfig on" as root.
At 02:46 PM 1/1/98 -0600, you wrote: >I recently purchased Dale Scheetz's book "The Debian Linux User's Guide" >and installed Debian Linux 1.3 on my 486. I have been unable to get >XWindows working inspite of several days of effort. > >Hardware: >i486 w/ 16 meg >Linux 1.3 booting using a dual boot system and loadlin >24speed ide CDROM >Diamond Speedstar Pro video card chip #s (CL-GD5426-80QC-B 21943-189AC) > with 1 meg on board mem >Monitor: ARCHE model 214S SVGA > >I can run XF86Config and everything seems to setup OK but when I run >xdm from the prompt the screen goes blank and no XTERM is displayed. >Every combination I have tried has resulted in the same results. > >If I run XF86Config a second time using the existing config file I get an >error reading the XF86Config file. (Sorry I don't have the exact error >message since I am sending this from the WIN95 side of the system. I >don't have PPP working yet either.) > >I suspect the problem is because I missed something but I don't know what >it could be. I don't have the documentation on the monitor or the video card. > >Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. > >Jack Elliston -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .