Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 02:51:58 +0100 From: Gustaf Sjoberg <gs@vacfu.org> To: tkernes@buckwestern.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X = black screen Message-ID: <20021112025158.090e00a5.gs@vacfu.org> In-Reply-To: <20021112012857.GX35297@vectors.cx> References: <B9F5B054.7CA8%tkernes@buckwestern.com> <20021112012857.GX35297@vectors.cx>
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hi,
Try to look in /var/log/XFree86.0.log, you might find something there.
good luck,
Gustaf Sjoberg
On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:28:57 -0800
Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
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>>> (11.11.2002 @ 1707 PST): Thomas Kernes said, in 0.8K: <<
>> When I 'startx' I get a black screen and ctrl-alt-backspace won't even break
>> out of it. I have changed the .xinitrc to 'exec twm' instead of gnome. I
>> have gone through the configuration numerous times and with no luck.
>>> end of "X = black screen" from Thomas Kernes <<
>
>You can remove the .xinitrc for the purposes of testing. 'exec twm' is
>implicit, and 'exec gnome' is not the way to start up the GNOME
>environment (exec gnome-session).
>
>Do you get any errors back at the console? X will usually tell you
>exactly what's causing it to die, though it doesn't always die
>gracefully.
>
>/Adam
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>Adam Weinberger
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