Agreed. The error was readily repaired by an amendment to the startx script. My thanks to David Harding ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for his help.
With best wishes, Adam Bartley On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Debian Bug Tracking System < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report > which was filed against the xinit package: > > #482425: xorg: login by startx broken. System unusable. > > It has been closed by Julien Cristau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. > If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a > better one in a separate message then please contact Julien Cristau < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> by > replying to this email. > > > -- > 482425: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=482425 > Debian Bug Tracking System > Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] with problems > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Julien Cristau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 13:02:05 +0000 > Subject: Bug#482425: fixed in xinit 1.0.9-2 > Source: xinit > Source-Version: 1.0.9-2 > > We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of > xinit, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive: > > xinit_1.0.9-2.diff.gz > to pool/main/x/xinit/xinit_1.0.9-2.diff.gz > xinit_1.0.9-2.dsc > to pool/main/x/xinit/xinit_1.0.9-2.dsc > xinit_1.0.9-2_i386.deb > to pool/main/x/xinit/xinit_1.0.9-2_i386.deb > xinit_1.0.9.orig.tar.gz > to pool/main/x/xinit/xinit_1.0.9.orig.tar.gz > > > > A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is > attached. > > Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you > have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED], > and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. > > Debian distribution maintenance software > pp. > Julien Cristau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (supplier of updated xinit package) > > (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you > believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive > administrators by mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Format: 1.8 > Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 14:27:01 +0200 > Source: xinit > Binary: xinit > Architecture: source i386 > Version: 1.0.9-2 > Distribution: unstable > Urgency: low > Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <debian-x@lists.debian.org> > Changed-By: Julien Cristau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Description: > xinit - X server initialisation tool > Closes: 482425 > Changes: > xinit (1.0.9-2) unstable; urgency=low > . > * Fix startx. Patch from Jeremy Huddleston (closes: #482425). > Checksums-Sha1: > ccb59ccf491da714115074cbd7f958d2465effb7 1218 xinit_1.0.9-2.dsc > 0f0c5d5cd1fb1d45379b1a24e4fe2509b70d8473 167245 xinit_1.0.9.orig.tar.gz > a21a79fe923f3201a7b00895bf753da2a6b3af09 25457 xinit_1.0.9-2.diff.gz > 40fe5ddec8c6b4369b29da914782205e7dcfd47e 31312 xinit_1.0.9-2_i386.deb > Checksums-Sha256: > b9f29718ce267cf43cc965de6c6d5d9ec6c016c6ea4e80750f91b7ee1660c28b 1218 > xinit_1.0.9-2.dsc > eb06e2de8620b9874f3fa3c1be449e6a478f2aff0d32acd9f234a75f6ececb9a 167245 > xinit_1.0.9.orig.tar.gz > 6ad07c566a37427758d0ccc42f5c707908076aad8f0b9621c864ba5caa49d286 25457 > xinit_1.0.9-2.diff.gz > 18ba29ce1ce7e65b0078ba3b9240fa50503d6b9e8bade7b4bf012046ab15f6e0 31312 > xinit_1.0.9-2_i386.deb > Files: > 977d8956a8a0da0269f1b96dd36cb1c4 1218 x11 optional xinit_1.0.9-2.dsc > 1c5a62fa6db7c5e317a513ef29ba145f 167245 x11 optional > xinit_1.0.9.orig.tar.gz > 757fbb665a68c1fd62bbe20b0489b93c 25457 x11 optional xinit_1.0.9-2.diff.gz > 50b0f4b37a7da16252dfca1df7f524c3 31312 x11 optional xinit_1.0.9-2_i386.deb > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFIPVZtmEvTgKxfcAwRAi/nAJ0SvOt7Nwl1awg2bw/2b7AEir6DkwCghE00 > KNeeCojH7lpBkIClgFwrukA= > =FG1b > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Adam Bartley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 10:52:40 +0100 > Subject: xorg: login by startx broken. System unusable. > Package: xorg > Version: 1:7.3+10 > Severity: critical > Justification: renders system unusable > > Upon entering startx the system displays the following error: > > Fatal server error: > Unrecognized option: /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc > > The file xserverrc is the unmodified one that is installed by the package. > There has been a recent update to compiz (installed yesterday) and I would > not be shocked to hear that that is the culprit, but do not know how to > check that. I am happy to try to run any suggested work-arounds. > > With best wishes, > > Adam Bartley > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: lenny/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') > Architecture: powerpc (ppc) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-powerpc > Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > > > >
