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On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Francisco Ares wrote: |
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>> Hi, guys, |
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>> After quite a long update list of packages (100+) and a reboot, I could |
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>> not work in any window or desktop manager I have installed. |
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>> I rebooted (the ACPI power switch worked fine) and managed to get |
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>> interactive action during the init scripts and did not allowed "xdm" to |
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>> start. |
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>> Then I was able to use normaly the keyboard and mouse ("gpm"). Forced |
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>> reinstall of xorg-server, xorg-drivers, xorg-cf-files, xdm, kdm (also, in my |
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>> case, nvidia-drivers) and tryed to use Window Maker - no mouse movements, |
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>> although the pointer was there, and no visible keyboard effect. |
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>> Any hints on how to get things back? |
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>> Thanks |
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>> Francisco |
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>> -- |
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>> "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you |
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>> and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one |
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>> idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." - |
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>> George Bernard Shaw |
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> I just went through the same thing. I don't think xorg got updated but my |
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> X wouldn't start at all. This may help you as it did me: |
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> emerge -1a $(qlist -I -C x11-drivers/) |
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> Hope this helps. |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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Thanks, Alan and Dale, now I am writing this in Firefox using a webmail |
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account. |
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That's why I love Linux: great tools and lots of helpful people around. |
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Thanks again |
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Francisco |
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-- |
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"If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you |
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and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one |
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idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." - |
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George Bernard Shaw |
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