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[ ... X server doesn't start (probably from a bad config) so startx pukes ... ]

> Any solutions??????

X -probeonly > ~/foo ; sync

The sync is in case you have to reboot to get your console back.

Then look at the file "foo" to see what is screwed up in your config,
because *something* is.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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