Odd thing happens when I try to install LMDE 201204 on my desktop.
I boot the Live DVD, click to install it. And shortly after it starts the install it stops with a screen telling me that there is an X session already running. And asks if I want to start another one. If I tell it no, the install stops. If I tell it yes it opens another terminal and continues the install. If I change to the x session already running, I can continue the install from there. Is this "normal"? Is it a Debian thing?
I do not recall it doing this on my laptop. But then everything worked on the laptop out of the box. And I can not get sound working on my desktop at all.
Any ideas?
X session already open?
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X session already open?
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Re: X session already open?
I am getting the same X session already running error message. If I tell it yes it opens another terminal and continues the install. I have been
running Debian 6 for several months, and have installed several. Debian 6 doesn't have this error message, or I've not seen it.
I too would like to know the FIX!
Thanks.
Larry
running Debian 6 for several months, and have installed several. Debian 6 doesn't have this error message, or I've not seen it.
I too would like to know the FIX!
Thanks.
Larry
Re: X session already open?
The problem is that the live-cd does not recognize MDM as a valid display manager. /lib/live/config.sh falls back to running startx from the automatic login on tty1, which fails because MDM has already created an X session.
Easy Solution: from a terminal, run: sudo /etc/init.d/mdm stop
Harder, but better solution: remove /etc/profile.d/zz-live.sh, then kill login/shell/startx on tty1.
Best solution, Fix the Live-CD: Add code to /lib/live/config/.. to detect presence of MDM and set _X11=true
Easy Solution: from a terminal, run: sudo /etc/init.d/mdm stop
Harder, but better solution: remove /etc/profile.d/zz-live.sh, then kill login/shell/startx on tty1.
Best solution, Fix the Live-CD: Add code to /lib/live/config/.. to detect presence of MDM and set _X11=true