Bug#778573: xorg: Xorg shows blank black screen at startup instead of a Display Manager.

2015-09-07 Thread Andy
EXCUSE ME! but I reported the problem using reportbug, which took me through 120 or more messages saying "is this the problem" and I suddenly saw "Xorg shows blank black screen at startup instead of a Display Manager." which describes my problem perfectly so I said Yes - this is the problem.

Bug#778573: xorg: Xorg shows blank black screen at startup instead of a Display Manager.

2015-09-06 Thread Julien Cristau
On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 22:46:04 +0100, Andy B wrote: > Package: xorg > Version: 1:7.7+7 > Followup-For: Bug #778573 > > Dear Maintainer, > > I installed Debian8 Jessie from scratch (replacing Debian Squeeze, where Xorg > worked OK). > On reboot Xorg screen is dark (not black - the shade

Bug#778573: xorg: Xorg shows blank black screen at startup instead of a Display Manager.

2015-09-03 Thread Andy B
Package: xorg Version: 1:7.7+7 Followup-For: Bug #778573 Dear Maintainer, I installed Debian8 Jessie from scratch (replacing Debian Squeeze, where Xorg worked OK). On reboot Xorg screen is dark (not black - the shade becomes subtly lighter than black after 2 seconds). Nothing happens if I

Bug#778573: xorg: Xorg shows blank black screen at startup instead of a Display Manager.

2015-02-28 Thread Matthew Trescott
I have removed the proprietary ATI Catalyst driver, re-installed gdm3, re-installed Xorg, and rebooted and Xorg is now working. I am not sure why the update triggered this problem. On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Matthew Trescott matthewtresc...@gmail.com wrote: Here is Xorg.0.log. kern.log

Bug#778573: xorg: Xorg shows blank black screen at startup instead of a Display Manager.

2015-02-18 Thread Matthew Trescott
Here is Xorg.0.log. kern.log is empty. Also, the GPU is AMD Radeon HD 3200, and xorg.conf is set to use the ATI Catalyst Driver which I downloaded from AMD's website. Xorg.0.log: [ 823.722] X.Org X Server 1.12.4 Release Date: 2012-08-27 [ 823.723] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 [

Bug#778573: xorg: Xorg shows blank black screen at startup instead of a Display Manager.

2015-02-17 Thread Julien Cristau
Control: tag -1 moreinfo On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 16:27:22 -0500, Matthew Trescott wrote: Package: xorg Version: 1:7.7+3~deb7u1 Dear Maintainer, * What led up to the situation? A system update which included an update for xorg * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was

Bug#778573: xorg: Xorg shows blank black screen at startup instead of a Display Manager.

2015-02-16 Thread Matthew Trescott
Package: xorg Version: 1:7.7+3~deb7u1 Dear Maintainer, * What led up to the situation? A system update which included an update for xorg * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)? I attempted to switch to a different Display Manager. * What was the

Bug#778573: xorg: Xorg shows blank black screen at startup instead of a Display Manager.

2015-02-16 Thread Kevin McKinley
I see you have the nouveau driver loaded, indicating you have nvidia hardware. This is the same symptom I reported using the nvidia driver in bug #775012. I can disable the display manager and boot to a console, then use startx to get a KDE session. Kevin On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:27:22 -0500