On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:03:09 -0700, Joe Zeff wrote: > You need to change to a different TTY first, then log in. Hmmm... TTY is one of those things I've often seen and never really understood. Wikipedia has a great long article, which I'll try to get around to. Meanwhile, a fact I haven't mentioned. The problem machine is one of four behind a KVM switch. > Do you mean > that you can't get to a login prompt, or that you can't log in once you > do? (I'm not nitpicking here; I may not know how to fix this, but I do > know that the two possibilities probably imply different things.) Don't worry about being picky; I began life as a mathematician (B.A., 1961), though I changed fields radically soon after. When I switch the peripherals to another PC, or use a tablet cabled to the same (my only) router, I can ssh -Y; but I don't really know anything about using that -Y. When I switch the peripherals to the problem machine, I get almost normal-looking displays till I grab the mouse. Then fine white lines run all across, horizontally; after a moment, the lines increase, so that the display is useless unless you recognize what is behind the veil. After I log in, the veil gets so thick that I can just perceive a gray band across the top, and the rest of the screen blue. But the mouse cursor is plain and moves well. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does nothing afaict, but Ctrl-Alt-Delete does make it reboot. On another PC behind the same (and only) KVM switch, and also on the tablet, I get : [btth@Hbsk ~]$ startx xauth: file /home/btth/.serverauth.1661 does not exist X.Org X Server 1.13.3 Release Date: 2013-03-07 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: 2.6.32-358.2.1.el6.x86_64 Current Operating System: Linux Hbsk.localdomain 3.8.9-200.fc18.i686.PAE #1 SMP Fri Apr 26 13:01:35 UTC 2013 i686 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.9-200.fc18.i686.PAE root=/ dev/mapper/vg_hbsk-lv_root ro rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 rd.lvm.lv=vg_hbsk/lv_swap SYSFONT=True KEYTABLE=us rd.lvm.lv=vg_hbsk/lv_root rd.luks=0 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rhgb quiet Build Date: 17 April 2013 04:49:59AM Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.13.3-3.fc18 Current version of pixman: 0.28.0 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.1.log", Time: Fri May 3 11:52:24 2013 (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d" (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" setversion 1.4 failed Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension Initializing built-in extension SHAPE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension Initializing built-in extension XTEST Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS Initializing built-in extension SYNC Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA Initializing built-in extension XFIXES Initializing built-in extension RENDER Initializing built-in extension RANDR Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER Initializing built-in extension RECORD Initializing built-in extension DPMS Initializing built-in extension X-Resource Initializing built-in extension XVideo Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation Initializing built-in extension SELinux Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI Initializing built-in extension DRI2 Loading extension GLX Fatal server error: no screens found (EE) Please consult the Fedora Project support at http://wiki.x.org for help. (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.1.log" for additional information. (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. xinit: giving up xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused xinit: server error [btth@Hbsk ~]$ I hope that contains something diagnostic. -- Beartooth Staffwright, Neo-Redneck Not Quite Clueless Power User Remember I have precious (very precious!) little idea where up is. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
