On 08/14/2007 01:02 AM, B Thomas wrote: > Hi, > > I am using Debian/Etch. My system crashed while using gnome and > imagemagick. After a hard reboot I find I am unable to launch > any window manager (be it kde gnome or fvwm). All I see > is a grey background with a functioning cursor. No matter > what I put in my ~/.xinitrc this is the result. This doesn't > seem to be a hardware problem as I replaced the video card > and it made no difference. Besides if I boot from a live > linux cd (INSERT security/rescue toolkit) the window manager > works just fine.
Thomas, my etch box has no .xinitrc, fwiw. It uses ~/.xsession in the debian default choice in gdm with openbox WM. You should find some useful clues in /var/log. Especially in Xorg.0.log and /var/log/gdm/* Obviously, if it works with the linux CD, you're on your way to a solution. Note the differences in the above logs for the CD session vs. the Etch session. Or if something got clobbered in .gnome*, maybe create a new user to compare the dot files. Just a thought. Good luck! Ralph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
