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On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Willie <matthews.willie@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi All, |
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> I have been running a gentoo box for quite some time without a desktop |
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> manager. Did a lot of upgrading in between time also. The problem I am |
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> having is when I login I can't open any Windows. The only one that has open |
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> without crashing the entire computer that I know of is VLC. |
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> |
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> Any help is greatly appreciated. |
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Be sure to "emerge --oneshot @x11-module-rebuild" after upgrading xorg |
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stuff. Drivers might be out of sync and maybe that's causing your |
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pain. |
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Try to delete/rename your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and see if that makes a |
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difference. Modern Xorg can start a basic environment without it. |
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Try to run "startx" as a user instead of using xdm and see if you get |
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any better errors/logs. |
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If you have another computer/device SSH into your problematic computer |
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before starting X so you can see if it's still alive, just |
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unresponsive at the local terminal. Maybe then you can see logs and |
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stuff. |
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revdep-rebuild just to ensure everything is consistent on your system. |
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