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Mark Knecht wrote: |
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> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:49 AM, bn <brullonulla@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> Mark Knecht ha scritto: |
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>>> Title sort of says it. I have an old machine that I'm setting up as a |
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>>> Myth server. I didn't want X on the machine but I'm having trouble so |
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>>> I emerged xdm and start it using /etc/init.d/xdm start. The drivers |
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>>> get loaded but I get a black screen. No error message in the X log |
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>>> file. |
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>>> I haven't messed with X at this level before. What's the minimum test |
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>>> of X that would display a terminal or something very basic? |
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>>> |
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>> Have you tried |
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>> startx /usr/bin/xterm |
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> Yes. Same black screen. Nothing else going on. The processes show up |
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> in ps aux, X as root, xterm as me. |
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I've found before that if everything seems to be running (can list X |
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processes and logs look fine) but you still don't see anything, it's |
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possible it is your monitor. I used to use a really old 15" CRT for a |
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server but it just wouldn't run X at anything over 640x480. Modern |
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monitors will at least tell you if the resolution/refresh is out of |
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limits, but older ones don't often. Try with a different monitor if that |
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one is old or suspect. |
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~Matt |
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