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Operating Systems Linux Debian [Lenny] I seem to have broken X... Post 302481547 by Elric of Grans on Saturday 18th of December 2010 02:50:00 AM

12-18-2010

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[Lenny] I seem to have broken X...

I have been running Debian Lenny on this current PC for about a year. Since installation, I have had no major issues. Last night, I lazily tapped out:

Code:

$ sudo aptitude update
$ sudo aptitude upgrade

I quickly scanned what it said would be changed and did not notice anything that may be problematic (dpkg, some libraries, etc) so paid little attention and just let it run. When I next logged out, however, instead of returning to gdm (I think that is the one I use) I got a black screen. I did not think much of this and just grudgingly hit the power button.

When I next booted, I again got a black screen rather than gdm and again had to reboot. I booted in single user mode this time, tried `startx' and got the same. I checked relevant config files and none have been updated in months. I checked all my logs and nothing shows anything untoward. It is as though everything is working correctly, but nothing displays.

It may be relevant to mention I use an ATI card, but since the issue started on logout there should not be any relevant driver issues (as far as I know). I connect via a HDMI cable (again, probably not relevant).

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gdm-restart

gdm-restart(1m) 						   User Commands						   gdm-restart(1m)

NAME

       gdm-restart, gdm-safe-restart, gdm-stop - stop or restart GDM

SYNOPSIS

       gdm-restart

       gdm-safe-restart

       gdm-stop

DESCRIPTION

       gdm-restart stops and restarts GDM by sending a HUP signal to the GDM daemon. This command immediately terminates all sessions and logs out
       users currently logged in with GDM.

       gdm-safe-restart stops and restarts GDM by sending a USR1 signal to the GDM daemon. GDM is restarted as soon as all users log out.

       gdm-stop stops GDM by sending a TERM signal to the GDM daemon.

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/gdm-restart    Executable to stop and restart GDM

       /usr/bin/gdm-safe-restarExecutable to stop and restart GDM safely

       /usr/bin/stop	       Executable to stop GDM

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-display-mgr	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |External			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.

       gdm(1), gdmXnestchooser(1), gdmflexiserver(1), gdmphotosetup(1), gdmsetup(1), gdmthemetester(1), gdmconfig(1m)

NOTES

       Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.

SunOS 5.10							    1 Sep 2004							   gdm-restart(1m)