Re: latest apt-get update hosed system gdm!

2004-03-31 Thread Clive Menzies
On (31/03/04 07:09), Philip Pinkerton wrote: > Help Debian. The latest apt-get Debian Sarge unstable broke my system! Sarge = testing Sid = unstable Which one? If you use aptitude, it can be configured to give warning of broken packages and bugs before you commit to the upgrade. I know this is a

latest apt-get update hosed system gdm!

2004-03-31 Thread Philip Pinkerton
On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 07:48, Philip Pinkerton wrote: > Help Debian. The latest apt-get update/upgrade Debian Sarge unstable broke my system! > > 1) System no longer recognizes the eth0 device. ( discovery?) This I was able to work around by manually running modprobe 3c59x for my network card. The

latest apt-get update hosed system gdm!

2004-03-31 Thread Philip Pinkerton
Help Debian. The latest apt-get update/upgrade Debian Sarge unstable broke my system! 1) System no longer recognizes the eth0 device. ( discovery?) 2) After login only mouse pointer and blank screen appear. (gdm?) I am writing this from my laptop as not my desktop is unusable and I cannot connec

latest apt-get update hosed system gdm!

2004-03-31 Thread Philip Pinkerton
Help Debian. The latest apt-get Debian Sarge unstable broke my system! 1) System no longer recognizes the eth0 device. ( discovery?) 2) After login only mouse pointer and blank screen appear. (gdm?) I am writing this from my laptop as not my desktop is unusable and I cannot connect it to the net