Re: veeger is infected ...startx again

From	Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: veeger is infected ...startx again
Date	2016-10-17 20:50 +0200
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Ric Moore composed on 2016-10-17 14:25 (UTC-0400):

> I finally went ape and re-installed from the latest stretch build.
> Initially, with the nouveau driver, XFCE$  synaptic (and others) drop
> down menus worked. I installed nvidia-driver and it installed everything
> related to nvidia. Rebooted and with the nvidia driver running, synaptic
> still worked. THEN I created an /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, rebooted, and
> it all went to h-e-double hockey sticks with the black screen and active
> mouse pointer. Synaptic borken again.

> And yes, I have a 4 monitor setup via two video cards. It has worked
> well for several years. I rebooted into Xubuntu 16.04 on another drive,
> it works just fine. I copied that xorg.conf file to my Debian drive
> /etc/X11, rebooted, no go. I removed xorg.conf, rebooted and no problems
> other than using one monitor out of four.  Xubuntu works, Stretch not. I
> would love to know where the difference is so I could make a sane bug
> report.

Did you consider trying with both NVidia and Nouveau purged? Apparently, 
development focus has been migrating into the server-integrated modesetting 
driver:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Debian-Abandon-Intel-DDX
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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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