On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 12:32:10 -0300, Joao Carlos de Lima Roscoe wrote: > Dear Srs, > > I've got a new plain install of etch which is running ok, with Xorg/kdm/kde. > > The modes are ok: I have only four resolutions (1280x1024, 1024x768, > 800x600 and 640x480) and I can see all of them right after a boot, by > cycling the modes with ctrl-alt-plus and ctrl-alt-minus. > > However, if Xorg is restarted for any reason (ctrl-alt-backspace, > logoff, telinit 1 followed by ctrl-D, /etc/init.d/kdm stop followed by > /etc/init.d/kdm start, etc.) it *does* run (no errors in the console), > shows in "#ps -eal <return>" output and I can even (blindly) login > successfully, but the screen remains black. > > Also (this is interesting), the same happens if I switch to a console > and then back to X (ctrl-alt-F1 folowed by ctrl-alt-F7). > > In every case, the system still reacts to ctrl-alt-plus, ctrl-alt-minus > and ctrl-alt-backspace (I can hear my TRC display switching scan modes), > but there is no image at all - well, there is a very subtle, almost > completely dark, glow in the screen, seeming to be the correct desktop > scan size, but nothing identifiable. > > As far as I could test, the only way to restore proper operation is > reboot (sigh!). > Any hints?
We need to know which graphics card you are using and which driver. Post the output of the following two commands: lspci | egrep -i 'vga|display|graphic' awk '/Section "Device"/,/EndSection/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf -- Regards, Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]