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Re: veeger is infected ...startx again

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On 10/01/2016 09:40 PM, Jimmy Johnson wrote:
> On 10/01/2016 12:49 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
>> ... humans are infecting Veeger. I figured I'd fix the display manager
>> problem with a clean install.  Here's the fun part that gives me the
>> giggles: I downloaded the testing DVD to install clean from, whilst
>> thinking it would be stretch or sid. Best laid plans of mice.
>>
>> I rebooted upon completion and it went smoothly. I installed my Nvidia
>> drivers and that went smooth. It was all soooo stupidly smooth that I
>> suspected something was wrong. Surprise, my sources list reflected
>> Jessie, not Stretch or Sid. I <cough cough> FIXED that. Figuring baby
>> steps I'd go for Stretch. Long story short. I'm back to the black screen
>> with itty bitty mouse cursor where I should be logging in.  Synaptic is
>> also acting up again  with the drop down menus refusing to drop down.
>
> Add the Sid/unstable sources and 'aptitude update' and 'aptitude
> safe-upgrade' and you'll be okay ;). Maybe when the Stretch freeze
> starts that will be the time to remove Sid to get the next stable system.
>
>> I'm fulla pain killers (legitimately prescribed!) so I figure a much
>> younger, and more agile, mind with figure this out. I'll even buy my
>> newly found favorite cube-monkey a pizza, as long as the order doesn't
>> require truffles.
>
> Good luck!

No luck so far and I just updated sid. On initial boot, the video driver 
kicks in, as all the monitors come to life, the harddrive is checked and 
then I get the black screen and mouse cursor which is active and moves 
with movement of the mouse. Buggers. What package should I file a 
bugreport against?? If I log into a terminal and issue "startx", 
everything comes up normally into XFCE4 desktop. Synaptic menus still 
refuse to drop down. Thanks all, Ric
-- 
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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veeger is infected ...startx again Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-10-01 21:30 +0200
  veeger is infected ...startx again Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-10-01 21:50 +0200
    Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Erwan David <erwan@rail.eu.org> - 2016-10-01 22:00 +0200
      Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2016-10-02 01:50 +0200
    Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2016-10-02 02:10 +0200
      Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com> - 2016-10-02 02:20 +0200
        Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2016-10-02 03:40 +0200
      Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-10-02 20:30 +0200
    Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2016-10-02 03:50 +0200
      Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-10-10 11:10 +0200
        Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-10-10 15:00 +0200
          Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-10-17 20:30 +0200
            Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-10-17 20:50 +0200
              Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-10-18 00:50 +0200
                Re: veeger is infected ...startx again Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-10-18 18:50 +0200

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