[PLUG] X 4.1 problems on Debian

[Matt Wallace]

> * First, even at runlevel 2 (my current default) it runs xdm and X. I
> fixed that by removing the S99xdm script from /etc/rc2.d (is this a bug?
> should it do that?).

Yes, this is the default.  I've always thought Debian was retarded when it
came to runlevels.  I fixed mine so that level 2 is no X, no networking;
level3 is no X, with networking; level4 is X with no networking and level
5 is everything.  update-rc.d is helpful in managing these links (man is
your friend)

> * Second, when I run startx, icewm starts up fine (once I added that to
> my .xsession file), but then it freezes SOLIDLY!  Logging in via ssh
> shows it (X) eating up all the cpu time, and after killing it, a
> kpm-something process remains which I can't kill.

Just so you don't feel lonely, this is problem that I think everyone has
at least once.  X seems to either work, or lock up with absolutely no
indication why.  The other frustrating thing is that it can lock up for
hundreds of different reasons.  One time, I fixed this problem (on a
totally different version of X and totally different card)  by changing
my color depth.  For some reason my card seemed to only like 24-bit color,
not 16, not 32.  I'm betting this won't work for you, but it's worth a
shot.  you might also try starting in a lower resolution.  If either of
these work, there's probably a bug in the driver you're using and you
should file a bug report.

-Matt