In a pinch, use Knoppix to autoconfigure X and then overwrite the XF86Config/Config-4 of Mandrake. If it's just a configuration problem than that might work. If not and X is toast, then a downgrade to an earlier version of X might be the only fix. This, of course, will have to be done from the CLI.

Cheers

Jason

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Just worked on my laptop last night, and, while doing other things, decided to check the updates and chose to allow the X update to go through. Of course everything worked fine (update and such), but once shutting it down and restarting it this morning, in the office - X is broken. What do I mean by this? When starting, the screen shows lots of colored lines in the upper portion, after which it brings up the login (what used to be) acreen, but with no dialog box for input, or possibility to do anything (actually I can pick the username, which is still visible, but I cannot "guess" where the password field may be ... let alone the fact that this would come up - probably - with more weird stuff, even if able to login.

In the rest, another tty (CLI) works just fine, as does non-init 5 levels. Anybody having any idea what could have broken with the new X? I would appreciate any help, as I am stuck now with a Windows box, readin/writing email using a browser, and all my weekend work dependent on my laptop (unless deciding to install Openoffice in Windows).

Thx,
Stef



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