Screen Goes Black after running Xserver

[Jason Clinton]

On Sat, 2006-01-21 at 22:55 -0800, Jack wrote:
> I would suggest you "apt-get install xserver-xfree86"
> and make that your default X and see if that fixes
> things. If it does we know it is x.org. 

This is very bad advice. xfree86 is abandoned and lacks a number of
patches which have subsequently been applied to x.org.

> If not then it
> is something else. Something you might also try is to
> open an xterminal and try to kill your display manager
> and X, to see if you get your terminals back. Or try
> it from the remote connection. If none of that works
> try posting your ps list and X log.

By display manager he means either 'gdm' or 'kdm'. In a stock Debian
install that will be 'gdm'. 


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