I left slackware 13 with airodumb and airplay executed in console for 6 hours. When I got back, konsole had something similar to "packet has length error". I could open the packet using aircrack -m option, but when i shut down the OS, it didnt shut down properly. Now when I do startx black window stays forever. I tried pkgtool and change to KDE but the same happens.
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Redhat Ent Linux ES Release 2 (Taroon 8)
Kernel 2.4.21-4.ELsmp
startx(1): initialize X session - Linux man page
I thought I'd look into methods of recovering from a lost password for future use, how to change the passwd and shadow should I need to. So I started an X session, vi'd my .swp files then logged off. Perhaps I changed one of these files accidentally, but my intent was just to view them which I did. After starting up my computer the next day and logging in I began an X session - "startx". The session appears to have started, but with a black screen and an active mouse cursor.
I did a fresh install of Slackware64 13.37. All went well. I download the latest Ati video drivers, 11.4, and build the slackware package. Install, and run aticonfig --initial all good. But when I run startx I only get a black screen
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sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg command just talks about the keyboard!
nothing interesting on graphics or screen section!
resource: intel corporation 828456/gl 128 mb
How to modify the xorgconfig file.
When trying to "startx" the machine goes to a black screen and just sits there. Only a hard reboot allows me to stop it. After SSHing into the machine and typing "startx"
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I updated Debian system yesterday. I am getting black screen after I execute startx command. I am using system as server and manually boot into GUI mode whenever required.
View 10 Replies View RelatedI have just installed slackware. I have done
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Xorg -configure
And chosen kde for init program while installing slackware. But when I type
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Xorg -config -retro
or
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startx
I get black screen with blinking button on monitor and keyboard. Obviously KDE doesn't start.
I put Slackware 13 and the scenarios is:
1. I start the computer and after startx I got black screen, the keyboard is not responding the led of the display is yellow etc. Now I reset the computer,
2. Booting Windoze
3. Choose Restart not Shutdown from Windoze
4. Booting Slack
5. startx works fine, the X server is starting and working great.
I have Radeon 9500. I configured X server with 3D accel over 2500 FPS on glxgears. The same problem persists even with X server VESA configured.
I'm having a pretty serious problem, whenever I try to boot into Ubuntu the screen goes black, I see a flash of purple or violet and then i get a prompt asking for my login credentials, afterwards I'm stuck with a terminal trying to start the gui... I don't know what I'm doing wrong, fresh install tried to reboot after getting the display driversinstalled idk if that could be a problem. I tried to commands in the terminal already:
startx
sudo service gdm start
return = start: Job is already running: gdm
afeter installing ubuntu studio 10.10 a black login screen after login it asking me to type a command i've typed '' startx '' but it does't work
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I'm thinking this is a software configuration thing but I don't know enough about how all the systems tie together to figure out where the problem is.
Few days after installing Ubunto 9.10, during installation of gstreamer, the installation utility got stuck, and with it the whole desktop icons. (I think the gstreamer has nothing to do with it). When I tried to execute some icon, like the terminal, it will not open. After restarting the computer, I get a tty1 login terminal and not the graphical one (tty7). When pressing Ctrl+Alt+F7, nothing happens. It switches to a black screen. "sudo startx", gives some error log. I already reinstalled the X-server, ubuntu desktop and other stuff.
What can be the problem? Is it related to my video card (nvidia 7600 GT)? I didn't install any nvidia specific driver. This happened to me earlier and I reinstalled Ubunto. I think maybe I should move to some other distribution.
I want to put:
xmodmap -e "pointer =3 2 1"
somewhere in the startup. It seems creating an .xsession is the solution. But after I create a .xsession file in my home folder, the next time I run startx the screen just turns black. (And only for a short while can I switch to another virtual terminal, before that too becomes impossible). After deleting the file it runs OK again. I'm not using any login/desktop manager. I use IceWM on Debian Squeeze. Is there some script/import that has to be present in the .xsession file, or is something else going on? Also I'd like to know what I should do when I get a black screen. Turning off the PC is such a crude method
I recently installed slackware 13.1 in to my laptop.Then i could installed pro priority nvidia driver.It worked fined but i couldn't enable 3d desktop effects.When i try to enable it give the following error, Failed to activate desktop effects using the given configuration options. Settings will be reverted to their previous values.Check your X configuration. You may also consider changing advanced options, especially changing the compositing type.
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View 14 Replies View Relatedi am fairly new to Ubuntu. i was using it fine for a month, but today, when i booted my computer up, it came up with a black screen instead of the normal purple ubuntu screen. the black screen had white text on it, and asked for my username and password. from there, it was a terminal prompt. i have been google searching for a while, and have tried typing "startx", "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop", "sudo gdm", and i have also tryed uninstalling xorg, and reinstalling, and none of these things wanted to do anything for me.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI've been a happy Arch Linux user for years now. Recently, on my eee 1000he (an Atom netbook with intel GMA graphics) I've been seeing strange things. After it has been on for some time (usually hours), the screen starts to jitter, just for a fraction of a second, every now and then. After this has happened some times, the screen goes black (one time it went red). The backlight is still on and I can still ssh to the machine which reacts normal appart from the black screen. I can only regain the screen when rebooting. What could this mean? Is it hardware or software? X logs don't shown anything weird, where should I look? I haven't found anyone with the same problem on the net.
View 4 Replies View RelatedHaving slackware 13 after executing startx it gives me white screen. Heres log:
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kephald starting up
XRANDR error base: 159
RRInput mask is set!!
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 59 1024 x 768
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 60 800 x 600
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding mode: 61 640 x 480
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding crtc: 57
RandRScreen::loadSettings - adding output: 58
Setting CRTC 57 on output "VGA" (previous 0 )
CRTC outputs: (58)
Output name: "VGA" .....
ProcessControl: Application 'akonadiserver' returned with exit code 255 (Unknown error)
"akonadiserver" crashed too often and will not be restarted!
No battery found.
This is not a laptop, quitting ...
<unknown program name>(26219)/: Communication problem with "korgac" , it probably crashed.
Error message was: "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply" : " "Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken." "
QProcess: Destroyed while process is still running.
Graphic card is intel 82865g
Video driver installed is 2.9.0 from robby workman,
Kernel is 2.6.32.3 generic
I recently installed Slackware 13. But every time I run startx I get my XFCE screen & it hangs up. Command line works absolutely fine.
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Using a Gforce 9400 vid card.
The windows programs run through the PlayOnLinux [URL].
I have installed PlayOnLinux 3.8.8, and the game Call of Duty 4 (COD4).
When run it, the sound is fine but the black screen.
The video card drivers are upgraded, is NVidia GeForce 8600M GT.
My system is openSUSE 11.3 with KDE.
I have a bad problem with debian 5.0 . I have installed it all right with no fail or error and when it boots,i just see a black screen with nothing else. My graphic card : Nvidia 9500M gs. I tried ubuntu,fodero but both of them were same after installing debian (Before i didn't have this problem)
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- using the keyboard controls to increase the brightness (no effect).
- connecting a flatscreen monitor from my desktop and attempting to use the FN+f6 keys to change the display from the laptop screen to the other (no effect)
- rebooting
- rebooting into Setup (my laptop screen lights up for perhaps 5 seconds and then goes black again)
- rebooting with Ubuntu 9.04 CD in the drive (no response)
- attempting to reboot with my original Windows ME re-installation disc in the drive (no effect)
