> > i am starting from scratch - reinstalled X + default configuration > > Mmmm, unfortunately that won't overide any config files you may have > changed. since the config files changed by me were in /etc/X11/ i simply removed the directory before installing xorg for the second time ;-)
> What version of Debian were you running when it last worked? i am running debian 6.0 with bckport kernel 2.6.39 on the other laptop, but i started with 2.6.32 and its worked > Things *have* changed. For example, .xinitrc has been replaced with an > .xsessionrc, also you no longer need any "exec /.../evilwm" stuff. (see > below) good to know! i've missed it > > So you know about checking "/var/log/Xorg.0.log"? nothing special there. No problems with graphic card. > The error "X: user not authorized to run the X server" makes me a bit > doubtful, although ... meanwhile i mke2fs the disk and debootstrapped debian squeeze i386 again. just to be sure i am starting from scratch: 1) installing basic system 2) installing linux-image-2.6.32 and grub 3) installing xorg evilwm and some other progs like vim, less etc. 4) creating a new user 5) > root@tal:~# ls -al /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Mar 14 2011 /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager -> /usr/bin/fvwm2 in my case it points to /usr/bin/evilwm as it should 6) dpkg-reconfigure x11-common > But its back to "allowed_users=console", right? yes now its back to "allowed_users=console" 7) adding xinit line to /home/user/.profile 8) creating .xsessionrc with xterm -fn 10x20 & line in it after user login -> "X: user not authorized to run the X server" no ~/.xsession-errors no /var/log/Xorg.0.log root# xinit -> everything works fine what am i missing? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120315160329.gd18...@theo.chemie.tu-muenchen.de