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[squirrelplayingtag]

I installed debian from a netinstall CD. I chose the 2.6 kernel and updated my sources.list to use testing instead of stable before running base-config. But I do startx and it goes to a black screen, no errors or anything. If I switch to the second virtual terminal and back to the first and I see errors about font renderer for "*" already registered at priority 0 and skipping about 3 extensions because no symbols were found.

[farslayer]

and what does /var/log/XFree86.0.log have to say about it ?

tail -50 /var/log/XFree86.0.log | more

[smitteho@aim.com]

Type in "Telinit 4" with out the quotations and then go to "mcedit /etc/inittab" and there should be something like "id:3:initdefault:" then replace the 3 with a 4 and it should work

[farslayer]

Type in "Telinit 4" with out the quotations and then go to "mcedit /etc/inittab" and there should be something like "id:3:initdefault:" then replace the 3 with a 4 and it should work

That won't make any difference in Debian. Run levels 2-5 are identical in Debian and all services are started in the default runlevel of 2.

[squirrelplayingtag]

Here is my Xorg log file. I don't have an XFree86 log file.

dave@dave:~$ tail -50 /var/log/Xorg.0.log | more
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing built-in extension XEVIE
(**) Generic Keyboard: Core Keyboard
(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
(**) Generic Keyboard: Protocol: standard
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
(**) Generic Keyboard: XkbRules: "xorg"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
(**) Generic Keyboard: XkbModel: "pc104"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) Generic Keyboard: XkbLayout: "us"
(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"
(**) Generic Keyboard: CustomKeycodes disabled
(**) Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
(**) Configured Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/mice"
(**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
(**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
(**) Configured Mouse: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
(**) Configured Mouse: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Configured Mouse: Buttons: 5
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Configured Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Generic Keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
Warning: font renderer for ".pcf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.Z" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.gz" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".snf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".snf.Z" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".snf.gz" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".bdf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.Z" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.gz" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".pmf" already registered at priority 0
Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list!
(II) I810(0): xf86UnbindGARTMemory: unbind key 0
(II) I810(0): xf86UnbindGARTMemory: unbind key 1
(II) I810(0): xf86UnbindGARTMemory: unbind key 2
(II) I810(0): xf86UnbindGARTMemory: unbind key 3

[mzmk]

I had similar troubles. It have been solved after intalling x-window-system and gnome) and rebooting my computer.

apt-get install x-window-system

and then

apt-get install gnome

hope this is helpful.
Moez

[squirrelplayingtag]

I was going to feel real dumb if that worked but now I'm just getting upset that it didn't. It did download and install a bunch of packages. Took about 45mins so I was hoping that would work but it does not. Now instead of a black screen though I get a screen with several vertical lines of various colors but mostly with a soothing blue tint or maybe just simply grey. Either way, I can't see anything really.

dave@dave:~$ tail /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Warning: font renderer for ".pcf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.Z" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.gz" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".snf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".snf.Z" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".snf.gz" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".bdf" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.Z" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.gz" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".pmf" already registered at priority 0

I'm using the vesa video driver if that has any relevence.