On 15 Apr 2006, Anthony Campbell wrote: > On 15 Apr 2006, Gonzalo HIGUERA D?AZ wrote: > > 2006--04-15 15:00 +0200, Gonzalo HIGUERA D?AZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 2006-04-15 13:56 +0200, Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > and to make matters worse something I've done to > > > > try to solve the problem has made matters worse. I'm now getting a new > > > > error about not being able to move /var/log/Xorg.log.0. > > > > > > > > I'm seriously thinking of purging all the packages related to X and > > > > starting again, except that I don't know which they are. > > > > > > xorg*, I think. I hope that if you have to resort to that, it will > > > solve your problems. > > > > xserver-xorg*, rather (though if the dependancies are installed and > > uninstalled automatically --as with aptitude-- clearing xorg should > > show the rest). > > > > -- > > Gonzalo HIGUERA D?AZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Unfortunately I ended by removing ALL the X-related stuff, which will > have to be reinstalled later. Meanwhile, I still cannot get X to work. I > reinstalled xorg but the same errors recur, i.e. > > 1. Cannot mv /var/log/Xorg.log.o /var/log/Xorg.log.0 > > If I try as root, the above error does not occur but instead I get: > > 2. could not open default font fixed. > > I'm not sure if it is possible to revert to the earlier xfree86 while > this is going on. > Footnote:
After a bit of googling, I tried adding the "s" flag to /usr/bin/Xorg and this avoids the /var/log problem (though I don't know if it's the Right Thing to do). The font problem remains. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
