Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-15 Thread Charles Curley
On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 05:34:36 +0100 (BST) Tim Woodall wrote: > On Fri, 14 Apr 2023, Charles Curley wrote: > > [...] > [...] > [...] > That page is out of date. On the LTS page itself: > > Debian 9 "Stretch" > > i386, amd64, armel, armhf and arm64 > > July 6, 2020 to June 3

Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-15 Thread Anssi Saari
Charles Curley writes: > On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:41:37 +0100 > Brian wrote: > >> I thought stretch is unsupported by Debian. Where did the update come >> from? > > Stretch is oldoldstable, and under LTS support. > https://www.debian.org/releases/ Actually LTS support for Stretch ended in mid-20

Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-14 Thread David
On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 at 04:24, Tim Woodall wrote: > On Fri, 14 Apr 2023, Brian wrote: > >>> I thought stretch is unsupported by Debian. Where did the update come > >>> from? > It's been moved to archive.debian.org. Just hasn't been deleted from the > main repo yet but I think that's imminent. T

Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-14 Thread Tim Woodall
On Fri, 14 Apr 2023, Charles Curley wrote: On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:41:37 +0100 Brian wrote: I thought stretch is unsupported by Debian. Where did the update come from? Stretch is oldoldstable, and under LTS support. https://www.debian.org/releases/ That page is out of date. On the LTS pag

Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-14 Thread Tim Woodall
On Fri, 14 Apr 2023, Brian wrote: I thought stretch is unsupported by Debian. Where did the update come from? It may or may not be supported, but it's still there AFAICT: [DIR] binary-amd64/ 2021-08-14 07:43 [ ] Packages.gz 2020-07-18 10:409.2M [ ] base-files_9.9+deb

Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-14 Thread Charles Curley
On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:41:37 +0100 Brian wrote: > I thought stretch is unsupported by Debian. Where did the update come > from? Stretch is oldoldstable, and under LTS support. https://www.debian.org/releases/ I would encourage the original poster to consider installing bullseye rather than pur

Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-14 Thread davidson
On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 davidson wrote: On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 Brian wrote: On Fri 14 Apr 2023 at 18:48:06 +0200, Bernard wrote: Hi to Everyone, I am writing from my laptop on Ubuntu, but the problem I have is with my Desktop running Debian Stretch. Having unfortunately Okayed a proposal for an upda

Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-14 Thread The Wanderer
On 2023-04-14 at 15:53, davidson wrote: > On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 Brian wrote: > >> On Fri 14 Apr 2023 at 18:48:06 +0200, Bernard wrote: >> >>> Hi to Everyone, >>> >>> I am writing from my laptop on Ubuntu, but the problem I have is >>> with my Desktop running Debian Stretch. Having unfortunately

Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-14 Thread davidson
On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 Brian wrote: On Fri 14 Apr 2023 at 18:48:06 +0200, Bernard wrote: Hi to Everyone, I am writing from my laptop on Ubuntu, but the problem I have is with my Desktop running Debian Stretch. Having unfortunately Okayed a proposal for an update (which I rarely do…), upon restart

Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-14 Thread David Wright
On Fri 14 Apr 2023 at 19:41:37 (+0100), Brian wrote: > On Fri 14 Apr 2023 at 18:48:06 +0200, Bernard wrote: > > I am writing from my laptop on Ubuntu, but the problem I have is with my > > Desktop running Debian Stretch. > > Having unfortunately Okayed a proposal for an update (which I rarely do…),

Re: Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-14 Thread songbird
Bernard wrote: ... > How can I get back to my old system prior to this failed update ? What > else can I do ? > > Thanks in advance for your help in restoring my system take a look at the files in /var/log/apt history should tell you what was updated last and you could try to install a prev

Debian Stretch : X server won't start after update

2023-04-14 Thread Bernard
Hi to Everyone, I am writing from my laptop on Ubuntu, but the problem I have is with my Desktop running Debian Stretch. Having unfortunately Okayed a proposal for an update (which I rarely do…), upon restarting the system fails to launch X server. My /var/log/messages are available at http:

Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-26 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Monday 26 October 2009 21:54:52 Charles Kroeger wrote: > > works fine on 2 others boxes with nvidia and ati. > > Thierry > > what happened when you ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, if you ran it. > > > so let's see, you have three computers all running debian squeeze they all > are the sam

Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-26 Thread Charles Kroeger
> works fine on 2 others boxes with nvidia and ati. > Thierry what happened when you ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg, if you ran it. >Unfortunately, with this intel graphic card, it does not work. so let's see, you have three computers all running debian squeeze they all are the same except

Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-25 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Sunday 25 October 2009 19:01:35 Charles Kroeger wrote: > Dennis Wicks wrote: > > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > > > Does not exist. Not needed in Squeeze > > Thierry Chatelet wrote: > >and copy the file generated in /etc/X11/xorg.conf > > > >After following your suggestion I can now get X to come

Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-25 Thread Charles Kroeger
Dennis Wicks wrote: > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf > Does not exist. Not needed in Squeeze Thierry Chatelet wrote: >and copy the file generated in /etc/X11/xorg.conf >After following your suggestion I can now get X to come up >like it used to! You da man!! >No drivers available >Fatal server e

Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-24 Thread Dennis Wicks
Thierry Chatelet wrote the following on 10/24/2009 06:10 PM: Can you try, as root: Xorg -configure Pls note the 'X' in Xorg Follow the path given. If xserver starts, then : ctrl alt backspace to kill it, and copy the file generated in /etc/X11/xorg.conf This one saved me Thierry Theirry;

Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-24 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Sunday 25 October 2009 00:40:25 Dennis Wicks wrote: > vitaminx wrote the following on 10/24/2009 01:29 PM: > > Hi, > > > > what is the output of > > > > dpkg -l | grep xserver > > > > > > as root? > > > > > > > > greetings, > > vitaminx > > 26 lines of: ii xserver-xorg-... (various) > and one

Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-24 Thread Dennis Wicks
Charles Kroeger wrote the following on 10/24/2009 03:30 PM: What does it say in: /etc/X11/xorg.conf Does not exist. Not needed in Squeeze What does it say in: /var/log/xorg.0.log After the Xserver has failed to start? No drivers available Fatal server error: No screens found 2 - sta

Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-24 Thread Dennis Wicks
vitaminx wrote the following on 10/24/2009 01:29 PM: Hi, what is the output of dpkg -l | grep xserver as root? greetings, vitaminx 26 lines of: ii xserver-xorg-... (various) and one line: rc xserver-xorg-... VIA display driver Anything of particular interest? Can't send the whole t

Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-24 Thread Charles Kroeger
What does it say in: /etc/X11/xorg.conf What does it say in: /var/log/xorg.0.log After the Xserver has failed to start? > 2 - startx -- :0 doesn't work. I don't know anything about Gnome but you might check to see if you have installed: xinit (I have v.1.1.1-1) if not that one should solve

Re: X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-24 Thread vitaminx
Hi, what is the output of dpkg -l | grep xserver as root? greetings, vitaminx On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:08:51 -0500, Dennis Wicks wrote: > Greetings; > > I upgraded Lenny to the latest and greates and everything > appeared to work as usual. Then I upgraded to Squeeze and > everything wen

X server won't start after upgrade to squeeze

2009-10-24 Thread Dennis Wicks
Greetings; I upgraded Lenny to the latest and greates and everything appeared to work as usual. Then I upgraded to Squeeze and everything went south. 1 - The x-server & Gnome don't auto start any more. 2 - startx -- :0 doesn't work. I have tried several suggestions in a similar previous topi

Re: X server won't start

2003-07-22 Thread David Z Maze
Steven Schlansker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 1. (*) text/plain ( ) text/html (Please configure your mailer to send only plain-text mail, not HTML.) > I'm trying to install Debian What version? > on a PC as a server for my school, and the administrator decided > that he

Re: X server won't start

2003-07-22 Thread Roberto Sanchez
--- Steven Schlansker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > I'm trying to install Debian on a PC as a server for my school, and the > administrator decided that he wanted a graphical interface, so I installed > XFree86 (X11R0 I think) > But, the server won't recognize the video card which is a built-in

X server won't start

2003-07-22 Thread Steven Schlansker
I'm trying to install Debian on a PC as a server for my school, and the administrator decided that he wanted a graphical interface, so I installed XFree86 (X11R0 I think) But, the server won't recognize the video card which is a built-in Savage 4 http://www.pcwave.com/prod-m925aluv71.html   I used

Re: X-server won't start on 3.0

2002-10-08 Thread Thomas R. Shemanske
Cuno Sonnemans wrote: > Hi, > > I installed Debian 3.0 today, but X won't work. I've put my XF86Config-4 > and Log file in the email. > I have an Club3d ATI Radeon 8500 Pro video card. > I hope someone can help me out ??? > > Cuno > Xfree 4.2.1 supports the following chipsets (II) RADEON:

Re: X-server won't start on 3.0

2002-10-07 Thread Kent West
Cuno Sonnemans wrote: > Hi, > > I installed Debian 3.0 today, but X won't work. I've put my XF86Config-4 > and Log file in the email. > I have an Club3d ATI Radeon 8500 Pro video card. > I hope someone can help me out ??? > > Cuno > > ### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION > Section "Device" >Identi

X-server won't start on 3.0

2002-10-07 Thread Cuno Sonnemans
Hi, I installed Debian 3.0 today, but X won't work. I've put my XF86Config-4 and Log file in the email. I have an Club3d ATI Radeon 8500 Pro video card. I hope someone can help me out ??? Cuno ### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION # XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, t