--- Robert Mosher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (2001-09-13 00:30): > I added the testing sources to my sources.list in order to get a few > packages in woody (mainly vlc-gtk), and in doing so upgrade some X > related packages. Now when I run 'startx' I get this error: > > X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (No such file or directory), aborting. > > I got some help in #debian, where it was suggested I create a link to > /usr/bin/X11/X in /etc/X11. I did that, but then got this error: > > X: /etc/X11/X points back to X wrapper executable, aborting. > > I also tried copying /usr/bin/X11/X to /etc/X11, but that gave me this error: > > X: cannot read /etc/X11/X symbolic link (Invalid argument), aborting.
What you need to do is link /etc/X11/X to /usr/bin/X11/XFree86. You can do so with the following command (as root): ln -s /etc/X11/X /usr/bin/X11/XFree86 That should fix the problem (no deinstalling of packages necessary). Cheers, Sean -- Sean Quinlan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
