X won't start after update to latest kernel [Solved]

Claude Jones claude_jones at levitjames.com
Tue Oct 17 23:14:27 UTC 2006


Craig White wrote:

>On Tue, 2006-10-17 at 18:48 -0400, Claude Jones wrote:
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>>I see several problems being reported with the latest 2.6.18-1.2200 
>>kernel. I just updated the kernel and kernel module for the ATI card 
>>from the Livna repo. My system is now completely unable to start X. I 
>>tried booting to runlevel three, but no dice. Tried booting into the 
>>three previous kernels I still have on my system, but X won't start with 
>>those either. This seems a little different than other problems being 
>>reported. Any one have a thought? It seems strange that all the kernels 
>>have this issue - someone else reported they were able to boot in the 
>>previous kernel.
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>try booting into runlevel 3, login as root and try...
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>system-config-display --reconfig
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>Craig
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Thank you, Craig - that did it.




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