HOWTO:Fix broken X session
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Who needs this?
This article aims to help users who broke there xorg configuration and faced with a blank screen after next booting of their Pardus installation.
Booting Pardus 2007 in safe mode
Before booting Pardus you see a blue sceen with a leopard face in the background (this is called grub screen), which allows you to choose an operating system to start your computer with.
While your computer is in that screen, choose Pardus and press e button on your keyboard. Then go to second line (begginning with kernel) by pressing down arrow key on your keyboard. Press e again and append this at the end of the line: xorg=safe. After pressing Enter and b, Pardus will start in safe graphics mode (640x480 or 800x600 resolution).
Booting Pardus 2008/2009 in safe mode
You can boot Pardus 2008 in safe mode by activating the F3 key and selecting "Failsafe" in the grub screen. The grub screen is the first screen (with F1,F2 and F3 at the bottom) in which you can select the OS to start.
Restoring your xorg.conf file after booting in safe mode
For Pardus 2009.2
1. Login with your username and password.
2. Remove the file xorg.conf with the command (+ root password):
sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf
3. Restart the computer with:
sudo reboot
For Pardus 2007/2008/2009
If you have saved a backup for your xorg.conf, copy it to /etc/X11/xorg.conf using
Pardus 2009: Dolphin > right-click /etc/X11/xorg.conf > Root actions > Open File Manager Here Pardus 2007/8: Programs > System > More > File Manager - Super User Mode
If you don't have a backup, uninstall any drivers that caused the blank screen and delete the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with File Manager - Super User Mode, so it will be recreated after rebooting Pardus.
