On Tue, Nov 03, 2026 at 16:45:40 -0800, Donald MacDougall wrote: > xterm was already installed so running "startx xterm" does exactly as you > described.
Well, that's good news. That means your X server, kernel, and video driver are all at least in good enough shape to run a basic X server without any fancy crap going on. This means that whatever the problem is, it's either at the application level (XFCE and company), or it's some sort of driver issue that only happens when an application tries to do something fancy. After this point, unfortunately it may get a lot harder to get additional clues. I'm hoping someone who knows XFCE, or video driver issues in general, can help out.
