Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > Look at your /var/log/Xorg.0.log - due to this line: >> xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation not permitted) > I suspect your X11 is not starting propperly - and tdm wont do it's job > then. yes X says it is successfully shut down, but not saying why and honestly I do not understand. BTW I did create xorg.conf not explicitly for two displays, but because the one on the notebook was rendering falsely and there was a fix. Now the thing is that even when I remove the xorg.file and reboot it still does not work. I think I will try what suggested Michele ... but can do it in two weeks as I left the docking station 800km away from home. if you have any idea where to look ... might be something cached somewhere or written in the initrd or the systemd (oops). It is very strange for sure ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx