On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Francisco Ares wrote:
>
>> Hi, guys,
>>
>> After quite a long update list of packages (100+) and a reboot, I could
>> not work in any window or desktop manager I have installed.
>>
>> I rebooted (the ACPI power switch worked fine) and managed to get
>> interactive action during the init scripts and did not allowed "xdm" to
>> start.
>>
>> Then I was able to use normaly the keyboard and mouse ("gpm"). Forced
>> reinstall of xorg-server, xorg-drivers, xorg-cf-files, xdm, kdm (also, in my
>> case, nvidia-drivers) and tryed to use Window Maker - no mouse movements,
>> although the pointer was there, and no visible keyboard effect.
>>
>> Any hints on how to get things back?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Francisco
>>
>> --
>> "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you
>> and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one
>> idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." -
>> George Bernard Shaw
>>
>
> I just went through the same thing. I don't think xorg got updated but my
> X wouldn't start at all. This may help you as it did me:
>
> emerge -1a $(qlist -I -C x11-drivers/)
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Dale
>
> :-) :-)
>
>
Thanks, Alan and Dale, now I am writing this in Firefox using a webmail
account.
That's why I love Linux: great tools and lots of helpful people around.
Thanks again
Francisco
--
"If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you
and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one
idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." -
George Bernard Shaw
