Re: help - 1.3 upgrade killed XFree86
Kenneth Gaugler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yesterday I used the dselect/ftp method to upgrade my machine from > Debian Linux 1.2 to > 1.3. The system is now running 1.3, but X doesn't work anymore. > > Normally I have xdm starting at boot time; now the screen never comes up > but the relays inside the monitor click about every second and there is > a flash on the screen. I assumed something changed in the S3 driver (I > am using Stealth64/DRAM). I disabled xdm at startup and did a > > "startx > /tmp/x.out 2>&1" > > to capture the error messages at startup and came up with some things I > have never seen before, like > > "error opening security policy file > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy" You should check if this file exits. If not, reinstall at least the xbase package (I currently have 3.3-3 installed). It seems as xbase has not been installed correctly. This file is part of the package. Torsten -- "What a depressingly stupid machine" The Restaurant at the End of the Universe PGP Public Key is available -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: help - 1.3 upgrade killed XFree86
On Tue, 19 Aug 1997 07:29:11 PDT Kenneth Gaugler ([EMAIL PROTECTED] id.com) wrote: > Yesterday I used the dselect/ftp method to upgrade my machine from > Debian Linux 1.2 to > 1.3. The system is now running 1.3, but X doesn't work anymore. > > "startx > /tmp/x.out 2>&1" > > to capture the error messages at startup and came up with some things I > have never seen before, like > > "error opening security policy file > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy" Hmmm, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver points is a symlink to /etc/X11/xserver and /etc/X11/xserver contains SecurityPolicy. Both files are provided by xbase 3.3-3. Can you check for these files ? Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
help - 1.3 upgrade killed XFree86
Yesterday I used the dselect/ftp method to upgrade my machine from Debian Linux 1.2 to 1.3. The system is now running 1.3, but X doesn't work anymore. Normally I have xdm starting at boot time; now the screen never comes up but the relays inside the monitor click about every second and there is a flash on the screen. I assumed something changed in the S3 driver (I am using Stealth64/DRAM). I disabled xdm at startup and did a "startx > /tmp/x.out 2>&1" to capture the error messages at startup and came up with some things I have never seen before, like "error opening security policy file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy" What is this? If anyone is interested and can help, I can email the full x.out file for your perusal. Thanks! --- Ken Gaugler, Systems Engineer Hybrid Networks, Inc., 10201 Bubb Road, Cupertino, CA 95014 Phone: 408-725-3250 x215 FAX: 408-725-2439 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.hybrid.com -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
