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#1 2009-05-16 11:41:23

StaticPhilly
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From: UK
Registered: 2009-05-15
Posts: 53

Cant restart X-Server

hello,

ok lets say i kill X by pressing ctrl+alt+backspace, if i type xinit or any other command to start it back up i just get a blinking cursur and cant switch runlevels or anything else for that matter, nothing responds (not even my power button unless i hold it in for cold shutdown)

when i start X after boot for the first time it works fine, this indicates, for me, that its not an xorg.conf problem.

also if i kill X, clear the log and then try and start X (having to hold do a cold shutdown then boot back up) nothing shows in the log.

can anyone give me some advice on this.

Thanks,
Philly


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#2 2009-05-16 12:09:31

Pyntux
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From: Serbia
Registered: 2008-12-21
Posts: 391

Re: Cant restart X-Server

Add this in your xorg.conf:


Section "ServerFlags"
Option "DontZap" "false"
EndSection


to enable restart X with ctrl+alt+backspace...

See this topic:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=70055

Last edited by Pyntux (2009-05-16 12:10:59)


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#3 2009-05-16 12:18:35

StaticPhilly
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From: UK
Registered: 2009-05-15
Posts: 53

Re: Cant restart X-Server

hello Pyntux,

sorry i think you miss understood.

I want CTRL+ALT+Backspace to be enabled, and it is.

however,
when i do kill X i just cant start it back up again, when i try to start it back up it just locks up the system.

[edit]
event when say, slim closes its self it locks up rather then respawning

cheers

Last edited by StaticPhilly (2009-05-16 17:49:30)


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