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X-server doesn't start after boot-up

i've a debian etch system.. i'm using the grub loader.. immediately after the boot process when the login screen is to take over, instead of the login screen, i get this

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| Hz********* ?* | *

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this box keeps moving up and down on the screen..* i'm new to linux so dont know how to configure x by myself.. pls help

X-server doesn't start after boot-up

On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 19:41 +0100, raman narasimhan wrote:
>
>
> i've a debian etch system.. i'm using the grub loader.. immediately
> after the boot process when the login screen is to take over, instead
> of the login screen, i get this
>
> ...................
> | Hz ? |
> ...................
>
> this box keeps moving up and down on the screen.. i'm new to linux so
> dont know how to configure x by myself.. pls help
>

Log in on a terminal under eg. F2 (CTL+ALT+F2) as root. And reconfigure
and restart X using:

$ dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
$ /etc/init.d/gdm restart

A copy of the original xorg.conf is kept with proper date in /etc/X11/

Do not forget to log out of the terminal!

Best,

Rob

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X-server doesn't start after boot-up

subscriptions wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 19:41 +0100, raman narasimhan wrote:
>
>> i've a debian etch system.. i'm using the grub loader.. immediately
>> after the boot process when the login screen is to take over, instead
>> of the login screen, i get this
>>
>> ...................
>> | Hz ? |
>> ...................
>>
>> this box keeps moving up and down on the screen.. i'm new to linux so
>> dont know how to configure x by myself.. pls help
>>
>>
>
> Log in on a terminal under eg. F2 (CTL+ALT+F2) as root. And reconfigure
> and restart X using:
>
> $ dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
> $ /etc/init.d/gdm restart
>
>

Or first try cycling through the various available resolutions with
Ctrl-Alt-NumpadPlus (or Ctrl-Alt-NumpadMinus).

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