On Tue, 22 May 2012 23:24:05 +1200 Chris Bannister <cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz> wrote:
> The idea is to get a log of the faulty session. > > 1) startx as user. > 2) When fails, reboot. > 3) Don't startx as root, but become root and then type: > > grep \(EE\) /var/log/Xorg.0.log warning (EE) error (NI) not implemented (??) unknown > rename .xsession as .xsessionrc and then try again. > FYI > (If I rename my .xsessionrc as .xsession, startx doesn't work, it > bails out and I end back at the console) No change at all, same ting happens. Thanks for your help Chris and you also Brian. But I think that it's something to do with my /home partition and I'm going to format it and reinstall again and see if something changes. I have backups of the files and data, so will not lose anything. Thanks for your help. It's appreciated. Charlie -- ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** To be on a quest is nothing more or less than to become an asker of questions. --Sam Keen *********************************************** Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic _______________________________________________ -- 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/20120523195345.365b6c70@nomad