[K12OSN] Issues with two terminals - xserver fails / Matrox Millenium II

[Peter Scheie]

Michael Elliott wrote:
> Sorry for the delay, I was in another county yesterday doing my other 
> duties.
> These machines are just generics.  We got them as hand-me-downs from the 
> FDA.
> 
> Alright - I was able to put an old S3 video card into the machine.  I 
> commented out the VESA and 4096 statements and fired up the machine 
> using the 640x480 and 800x600 settings (separate boot-ups).  I did 
> actually get to the GUI screen this time.  Both resolutions resulted in 
> the login screen appearing, but when I try to log in it goes black then 
> comes back to the login screen - doesn't reboot, just back to the 
> login.  I tried to put back in the VESA and the 4096 statements, but the 
> Xserver crashes again.
> 
Create a brand new login ID and try logging in with that.  I've seen 
cases (one just the other day as a matter of fact) where ~/.gconf gets 
hosed up and when I try to login, it just keeps sending me back to the 
login screen.  This usually happens when I'm messing around with screen 
resolutions and such.  With a brand new ID, you won't have any 
conflicting settings already in existence.

Petre