re: xdm crash

2001-10-11 Thread Stephen Ryan
On 11 Oct, Sidney Brooks wrote: > I decided to reinstall the Debian package xdm since it wasn't working, > using dpkg. When I tried, I got the error message: > unable to fill /var/lib/dpkg/updates/tmp.i with padding: No space left on > device > > This suggests that the new files that I downloade

Re: xdm crash

2001-10-11 Thread sheine
I followed up on my reported guess that my hard disk was full by removing files. My xdm is now working.

re: xdm crash

2001-10-11 Thread Sidney Brooks
I decided to reinstall the Debian package xdm since it wasn't working, using dpkg. When I tried, I got the error message: unable to fill /var/lib/dpkg/updates/tmp.i with padding: No space left on device This suggests that the new files that I downloaded were so large that they filled my hard d

Re. xdm crash

2001-10-10 Thread Sidney Brooks
In response to my problem, I received the following. > I have lost the ability to use xdm, run level 5, and would like to know how > to restore it without reinstalling Debian. I can operate in run level 3 as > long as I do not go into graphics. > > This is how it all happened. I downloaded some f

Re: xdm crash

2001-10-10 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 07:41:36PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 03:15:57PM -0700, Sidney Brooks ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > I have lost the ability to use xdm, run level 5, and would like to know how > > to restore it without reinstalling Debian. I can operate in r

Re: xdm crash

2001-10-10 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 03:15:57PM -0700, Sidney Brooks ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I have lost the ability to use xdm, run level 5, and would like to know how > to restore it without reinstalling Debian. I can operate in run level 3 as > long as I do not go into graphics. > > This is how it a

xdm crash

2001-10-10 Thread Sidney Brooks
I have lost the ability to use xdm, run level 5, and would like to know how to restore it without reinstalling Debian. I can operate in run level 3 as long as I do not go into graphics. This is how it all happened. I downloaded some files using Debian and then transferred them to Windows becau

Re: XDM Crash... How to recover

2001-08-09 Thread Glyn Millington
"Ian Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > Last night I had a major panic attack with xdm (whoch starts automatically) > I had edited the sample .xsession file and added exec fvwm95 to the end. > It did not start due to the other settings above for twm (I am working from > memory here) > T

XDM Crash... How to recover

2001-08-09 Thread Ian Perry
Hi, Last night I had a major panic attack with xdm (whoch starts automatically) I had edited the sample .xsession file and added exec fvwm95 to the end. It did not start due to the other settings above for twm (I am working from memory here) The login screen would appear and on login the screen wo