> On 15 Apr 2006, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > On 15 Apr 2006, Gonzalo HIGUERA D?AZ wrote: > > > 2006--04-15 15:00 +0200, Gonzalo HIGUERA D?AZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 2006-04-15 13:56 +0200, Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > and to make matters worse something I've done to > > > > > try to solve the problem has made matters worse. I'm now getting a new > > > > > error about not being able to move /var/log/Xorg.log.0. > > > > > > > > > >I'm seriously thinking of purging all the packages related to X and > > > > >starting again, except that I don't know which they are. > > > > > > > > xorg*, I think. I hope that if you have to resort to that, it will > > > > solve your problems. > > > > > > xserver-xorg*, rather (though if the dependancies are installed and > > > uninstalled automatically --as with aptitude-- clearing xorg should > > > show the rest). > > > > > > -- > > > Gonzalo HIGUERA D?AZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Unfortunately I ended by removing ALL the X-related stuff, which will > > have to be reinstalled later. Meanwhile, I still cannot get X to work. I > > reinstalled xorg but the same errors recur, i.e. > > > 1. Cannot mv /var/log/Xorg.log.o /var/log/Xorg.log.0 > > > If I try as root, the above error does not occur but instead I get: > > > 2. could not open default font fixed. > > > I'm not sure if it is possible to revert to the earlier xfree86 while > > this is going on. > > > Footnote: > > After a bit of googling, I tried adding the "s" flag to /usr/bin/Xorg > and this avoids the /var/log problem (though I don't know if it's the > Right Thing to do). The font problem remains. > > Anthony
I had the same problem. Simply delete or rename your xorg.conf file and run "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg." Reconfiguring will install a new xorg.conf file with the proper font paths and settings. The problem lies in the way Xorg handles upgrading the .conf file. It won't touch it if it's been customized, which unfortunately causes serious problems when a major upgrade changes the way Xorg works. Autumn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]