Re: X-server doesn't start after boot-up

2008-12-08 Thread Kent West 
subscriptions wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 19:41 +0100, raman narasimhan wrote:
>   
>> i've a debian etch system.. i'm using the grub loader.. immediately
>> after the boot process when the login screen is to take over, instead
>> of the login screen, i get this
>>
>> ...
>> | Hz  ?  |   
>> ...
>>
>> this box keeps moving up and down on the screen..  i'm new to linux so
>> dont know how to configure x by myself.. pls help
>>
>> 
>
> Log in on a terminal under eg. F2 (CTL+ALT+F2) as root. And reconfigure
> and restart X using:
>
> $ dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
> $ /etc/init.d/gdm restart
>
>   

Or first try cycling through the various available resolutions with
Ctrl-Alt-NumpadPlus (or Ctrl-Alt-NumpadMinus).


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Re: X-server doesn't start after boot-up

2008-12-08 Thread subscriptions 
On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 19:41 +0100, raman narasimhan wrote:
> 
> 
> i've a debian etch system.. i'm using the grub loader.. immediately
> after the boot process when the login screen is to take over, instead
> of the login screen, i get this
> 
> ...
> | Hz  ?  |   
> ...
> 
> this box keeps moving up and down on the screen..  i'm new to linux so
> dont know how to configure x by myself.. pls help
> 

Log in on a terminal under eg. F2 (CTL+ALT+F2) as root. And reconfigure
and restart X using:

$ dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
$ /etc/init.d/gdm restart

A copy of the original xorg.conf is kept with proper date in /etc/X11/

Do not forget to log out of the terminal!

Best,

Rob



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X-server doesn't start after boot-up

2008-12-08 Thread raman narasimhan 
i've a debian etch system.. i'm using the grub loader.. immediately after
the boot process when the login screen is to take over, instead of the login
screen, i get this

...
| Hz  ?  |
...

this box keeps moving up and down on the screen..  i'm new to linux so dont
know how to configure x by myself.. pls help