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I turned my laptop on and and I had a message about failing to start GDM or something and that I need to look into X or Xorg. Eventually, I restarted my computer and (here I am!) all is working alright, ...as far as I can see. Please help me to find logs and things of this sort to analyze/investigate the problem.

My computer is: Laptop:
Lenovo 3000 N100

a conversation with me and anon

anon: do you have an intel gpu?
me: what is that?
anon: lspci | grep -i vga

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# lspci | grep -i vga

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)

anon: maybe you have to downgrade your driver
anon: do this
anon: slapt-get --search xf86-video-intel
anon: which one is installed?

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# slapt-get --search xf86-video-intel

xf86-video-intel-2.9.1-i486-1gv [inst=no]: xf86-video-intel (X11 driver for intel graphics cards)
xf86-video-intel-2.11.0-i486-1 [inst=no]: xf86-video-intel
xf86-video-intel-2.11.0-i486-1gv [inst=yes]: xf86-video-intel (X11 driver for intel graphics cards)

anon: try the first one
anon: and remove the last

me: anon, where is the log of the boot process, and where is the Xorg file?

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$ cd /var/log
$ ls -a

. cron.1 iptraf packages secure.1 wicd
.. cups lastlog removed_packages setup wtmp
ConsoleKit debug maillog removed_scripts spooler
Xorg.0.log debug.1 maillog.1 sa spooler.1
Xorg.0.log.old dmesg messages samba syslog
btmp faillog messages.1 scripts syslog.1
cron gdm nfsd secure vbox-install.log

Xorg.0.log
http://zenwalk.pastebin.com/MNuJ1jeN
Xorg.0.log.old
http://zenwalk.pastebin.com/dX0k2WcM

from the Xorg.0.log.old file:

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Fatal server error:
no screens found

anon: "no screens found"
anon: try the other intel driver
anon: just as i said
anon: but then, you should blacklist this package. otherwise it will be noticed for update the next time
anon: http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/S ... Salix_13.0

Unfortunately anon went off-line and there is no one to supervise my actions
Any help is appreciated. thank you.

All you need to install a different version of the driver is in this page:
http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/S ... Salix_13.0

What part are you stuck on?

Well, as I said, I restarted the computer in the hope that something will work and "all is working alright, ...as far as I can see".
I did not restarted the computer again since then.

I downgraded the driver as I was told to do:

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# slapt-get --search xf86-video-intel

xf86-video-intel-2.9.1-i486-1gv [inst=yes]: xf86-video-intel (X11 driver for intel graphics cards)
xf86-video-intel-2.11.0-i486-1 [inst=no]: xf86-video-intel
xf86-video-intel-2.11.0-i486-1gv [inst=no]: xf86-video-intel (X11 driver for intel graphics cards)

and since then the Update Checker is asking me to upgrade the driver.

Add the driver thats working for you, to the gslapt exclude list.
That'll stop the upgrader from asking you.

ray wrote:Add the driver thats working for you, to the gslapt exclude list.
That'll stop the upgrader from asking you.

Execute this as root:

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sed -i -e '/^EXCLUDE=/s|$|,^xf86-video-intel|' /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc

Note, this will also exclude you from manually installing/upgrading any package with the name xf86-video-intel as well.

I've restarted the computer again with xf86-video-intel-2.9.1-i486-1gv installed and no problem occurred so far

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xf86-video-intel-2.9.1-i486-1gv [inst=yes]: xf86-video-intel (X11 driver for intel graphics cards)
xf86-video-intel-2.11.0-i486-1 [inst=no]: xf86-video-intel
xf86-video-intel-2.11.0-i486-1gv [inst=no]: xf86-video-intel (X11 driver for intel graphics cards)

update: Xorg.0.log and Xorg.0.log.old after restarting since I've opened this thread.

added: ^xf86-video-intel has been added to the Exclude List.

Thank you, to both of you.

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