Here is another jab...even though you're pretty set on a clean install. Change the runlevel in the inittab to 3 and play around. I only have issues with sid, never with testing, unless I mix packages from both.
Scott Vargovich wrote: > No insult taken. I know about the alternate consoles. I can't get to > them. When it locks into the blank screen, it either locks them up or > they're disabled. That's the first thing I try when I have any type of > window manager issue. I'm competent enough on the command line that I > can dig myself out of some graphical holes; it doesn't help that I can't > get to it. > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Bryan Smith <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Scott, > > Scott Vargovich wrote: > > Bryan, > > > > I have no idea why the Xorg -configure generated file detects a double > > GPU setup. The machine I'm doing this on is a laptop. The xdm > and slim > > managers offer me no help because I can't get to a shell in > anything but > > the working 2.6.26 kernel. I even tried dumping gdm until I > realized it > > would take out gnome-desktop-environment as well. I also purged and > > reinstalled xserver-xorg like you suggested - no change. > So you are saying that you have no virtual terminals on tty1-6? This > can't be? Hit Ctrl+Alt+F1-6 and see if you get a prompt, F7 is your gui. > If I just insulted you I'm sorry, but there surely has to tty's there. I > was suggesting you log in to tty2(Ctrl+Alt+F2), stop GDM then run startx > > > > > I'll give the rest of the day for other suggestions - and then > tomorrow > > I'm going to wipe and reinstall. I probably should do that anyway > > because the dist-upgrade to squeeze broke. You now need to use a new > > script called smxi. I should probably pay more attention to which > > kernel I'm allowing to be installed as well as what else is going on. > > Before dist-upgrade broke, I actually had squeeze working. I > shouldn't > > have abandoned it. I guess hindsight is 20/20. > > What version of udev do you have?(sudo udevd -V) Since when has smxi > become a replacement for apt-get? It a script that actually uses apt-get > or aptitude as far as I know. It's great for things but all it does is > run a dist-upgrade for you :o) > > > > > Thanks for all the help and suggestions, > > Scott > > > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Bryan Smith > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> > wrote: > > > > Reinstall, phew that is a murder, you can always go that route > but where > > is the fun in that. > > > > What happens when you run startx? You have to install xinit to > have it > > btw. Run startx as root and your user. Install slim or xdm > and see if > > you have the same issue. I have found a combination of factors > like > > .xsession/.xinitrc and different display managers make a > difference. > > apt-get purge xserver-xorg then reinstall it before you go > scrapping the > > whole install. > > > > Why does your system see two GPU's? When you ran apt-get > dist-upgrade > > did you choose to install the latest udev or not? > > > > > > Bryan > > > > > > Scott Vargovich wrote: > > > Bryan, > > > > > > Yes - I've tried both vesa and no conf file. None of the > kernels work > > > with vesa and only the 2.6.26 kernel works with no conf. > Should I > > just > > > try re-installing??? > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 3:27 AM, Bryan Smith > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>>> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott Vargovich wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > > > Here's my pastebin: > > > > > > > > http://pastebin.org/87336 > > > > > > > > I was hoping to not have any issues after upgrading to > > Squeeze, but > > > > that's not the case. The upgrade went fine after I > figured > > out how to > > > > work around the broken packages issue. I now have 3 > kernels - > > > > 2.6.26-2-686, 2.6.30-2-686 and 2.6.32-trunk-686. > > > I'm using squeeze also and it was a hassle free upgrade. > > > > > > > > When I initially booted to the 2.6.32 kernel - the > > xorg.conf.orig was > > > > the /etc/X11/xorg.conf. With this one, the 2.6.32 kernel > > would boot, > > > > but when GDM was supposed to put the login screen, it was > > instead a > > > > blank black screen with a bit of backlighting. In the > > 2.6.30 kernel, > > > > GDM started and then the screen went totally black - like > > the computer > > > > was turned off. The 2.6.26 kernel worked fine. The only > > thing I > > > had to > > > > do was put a link in my startup files to start metacity > > because the > > > > window dressings were gone. It's worked fine ever since. > > > > > > > > The xorg.conf.config was created by doing 'Xorg > -configure' > > as root. > > > > When I used it, none of the kernels worked right. > > > > > > > > When I renamed both files to what they are in the pastebin > > and had no > > > > xorg.conf file, the same thing happened when the > xorg.conf.orig > > > was the > > > > xorg.conf file. > > > > > > > This is a bit confusing, though I looked at your > pastebin and > > it seems > > > your system has gained an extra GPU since you were last > > running Lenny? > > > Your second conf shows a dual head setup that Xorg > -configure > > has detect > > > for you. Have you tried removing your confs all together and > > restarting > > > GDM? > > > > > > > I haven't needed to work with X nor GDM for quite a while > > because the > > > > distros I've used has been pretty much plug & play. I > know > > there's a > > > > way to fix this, but my computer specialty doesn't > cover this > > > area. Any > > > > help or questions would be promptly answered and greatly > > appreciated. > > > > > > > Out of desperation did you try putting vesa in your conf > > instead of > > > intel? > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > -- > > > > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed > to the > > Linux > > > Users > > > > Group. > > > > To post a message, send email to > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > > For more options, visit our group at > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > > > -- > > > A healthy diet includes Linux, Linux and more Linux. > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to > the Linux > > > Users Group. > > > To post a message, send email to > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > For more options, visit our group at > > > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Linux > > Users > > > Group. > > > To post a message, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > For more options, visit our group at > > > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > -- > > A healthy diet includes Linux, Linux and more Linux. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux > > Users Group. > > To post a message, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > For more options, visit our group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > > > > > > > -- > > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > > ------------------------------------------ > > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux > Users > > Group. > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > For more options, visit our group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > -- > A healthy diet includes Linux, Linux and more Linux. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux > Users Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > > -- > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > ------------------------------------------ > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > ------------------------------------------ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- A healthy diet includes Linux, Linux and more Linux. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. 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