I have a laptop with an nvidia graphics card, and a TV connected to the TV out (svideo) socket. Sometimes X fails to start. All I can see in the journal is:
Nov 07 19:38:37 systemd[1]: xdm.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=12/USR2 Nov 07 19:38:37 systemd[1]: xdm.service: Failed with result 'signal'. Where should I look for a more detailed error? If I log in on the console and use startx then X starts. i nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver - NVIDIA metapackage (340xx legacy version) Linux 4.19.0-18-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.208-1 (2021-09-29) x86_64 GNU/Linux I am using Debian 10 because this driver doesn't like kernel 5. I am using xdm probably because I had much trouble getting things to work with the additional monitor, so although I installed KDE I am now using icewm with xdm.
