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On Friday 02 January 2009 13:36:33 meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> This morning I updated xorg-server. |
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> I reemerged nvidia-drivers and mouse and keyboard drievers as |
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> suggested by einfo. |
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> I started X and keyboard and mouse were dead - but sysrq-key works and |
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> keyboard and mouse works on the console, so the problem is X not the |
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> hardware. |
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> I removed x86-input-evdev driver as suggested if keyboard is dead, |
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> but this does not help. |
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> My xorg.conf for the relevant sections is as follows: |
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[snip] |
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> Since the box is dead after starting X (I only can reboot |
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> with sysrq keys) I see no way of retrieving a logfile |
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> for the xorg-server. |
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> How can I get back a functional X? |
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- boot into maintenance mode / runlevel 1 / single-user mode |
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- move xorg.conf out of the way |
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- reboot and restart X |
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Recent X.org servers should autodetect stuff giving you a working X and |
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allowing you access that that nice man with answers who works at Google |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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