[xubuntu-users] How to diagnose loss of X/GUI after latest kernel upgrade in 8.10?

Chris G cl at isbd.net
Thu Jul 2 19:40:31 UTC 2009


On Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 07:27:47PM +0000, Robert Spanjaard wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:19:48 +0100, Chris G wrote:
> 
> >> There's no .xsession-errors, it hasn't got that far.  Also, as I
> >> reported, there don't seem to be any problems in /var/Xorg.0.log.
> >> 
> >> It's an Intel chipset motherboard.
> >> 
> >>     Intel Corporation 4 Series chipset
> >> 
> > The only odd thing I can see in /var/Xorg.0.log is:-
> > 
> >     (II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 304 x 228
> > 
> > I suspect that there's no way my monitor is going to manage that
> > resolution!
> 
> "Physical size" is the size of your screen in milimeters. Your system uses 
> that data, combined with the width and height in pixels, to calculate the 
> PPI of your screen. That information, in turn, is used for things like 
> setting the right font sizes.
> 
Oh, OK, so that's not the issue then.

I just can't find any error messages or processes failing to start,
everything looks perfect but I don't have a login/GUI/X.

-- 
Chris Green





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