Problems with Dapper RC1 and KDE 3.5

[golfer]

On 5/27/06, Joe Hart <j.hart at hccnet.nl> wrote:
>
> I recently bought a new monitor, and now have serious problems.  It's an
> LG M1917TM, which can handle a very limited number of resolutions.  It's
> too late to take it back, so I am stuck with it.  Of course the manual
> doesn't mention much, but it does tell me sync ranges.  I have an ATI
> Radeon 9200 if that helps.
>
> I downloaded the Dapper RC1 and tried to install it to a spare
> partition, only to find that after install when it tries to start KDE it
> changes to a resolution that my monitor can't handle.  I figured I could
> run dpkg-reconfigure to fix it, but I can't get to a console to do it.

Yes, try rebooting into recovery mode, which should stop at a root
terminal prompt before starting X.  Then you can look at the
/var/log/Xorg.0.log* files and trouble shoot.  Also, "nano
/etc/X11/xorg.conf" will let you edit the config file.

>
> On my breezy partition, everything works fine except for when I try to
> ctrl-alt-F# to a different terminal.  I get a blank screen and can't get

Since you have another partition that works, you should be able to
"mount <dapper> /mnt/" and then edit the dapper xorg.conf and inspect
the logs from the working breezy.

> back to X with the ctrl-alt-F7.  Also, if I try to restart X with
> Ctrl-Alt-Bksp I get nothing.  Lastly, I can't end my session cleanly
> (can't see what the computer is doing) and/or log in as another user.
> As soon as I end my session my screen goes blank.
>
> It is all very frustrating.  Perhaps there is a work-around that escapes me?
>

Keep looking at the /var/log/Xorg.0.log and google any warning or
crash type messages you see.  Eventually it will be found.

> I have a feeling it's KDE 3.5 causing some of the problem, because I
> tried a few other distributions and had the same problem with the
> logout.  My problems could also be related to Xorg 7, but I'm not sure.
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA,
>
> Joe Hart

regards,