From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 23 03:41:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB60B16A4CE for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2004 03:41:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.libertysurf.net (mail.libertysurf.net [213.36.80.91]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87F5E43D3F for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2004 03:41:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tachles@tiscali.fr) Received: from tiscali.fr (192.168.10.36) by mail.libertysurf.net (6.5.036) id 403C44FF000BC0AD for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:41:48 +0100 Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:41:48 +0100 Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Sensitivity: 3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?tachles?=" To: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?freebsd-questions?=" X-XaM3-API-Version: 3.2 R30 (B58 pl3) X-type: 0 X-SenderIP: 80.139.78.109 Subject: Repairing XFree86 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:41:49 -0000 I had installed and used XF86 with kdm correctly (FreeBSD 4.9). This inst= allation is now damaged, and I suspect it is because of the installation = of Gimp from the ports collection. Although Gimp was running, after resta= rting the system I am unable to login: X is not started and I get a black= screen (even unable to get a text login with Ctrl-Alt-F1). I have here i= n fact 2 questions:=0D=0A=0D=0A1) what is the procedure recommended to re= cover from this situation?=0D=0Areinstalll some package?... fixit mode?..= ..=0D=0A=0D=0A2) use of fixit mode=0D=0AI have found other questions on t= his list about this topic.=0D=0AAs suggested, I used the live CD and the = CDROM/DVD option and then:=0D=0Amount -t ufs /mnt2/dev/ad0s1a /mnt=0D=0A.= .. but I get:=0D=0Amount: /mnt2/dev/ad01sa: Operation not permitted=0D=0A= =0D=0AThanks,=0D=0AGad=0D=0A=0A=0A******ADSL Tiscali, le Haut d=E9bit au = meilleur prix ******=0AAvec Tiscali, profitez de l'ADSL au meilleur prix = partout en France !=0APour profiter de cette offre exceptionnelle, clique= z ici : http://register.tiscali.fr/adsl=0ASous r=E9serve d'=E9ligibilit=E9= =E0 l'ADSL.=0A