Lost GUI login in Mandrake 10 and can't start X
I'm not sure just what I did when trying to set up a home network, but now I can't get X going. When I booted, it goes to TTY1 and asks for a login and password. The screen is black like a console, but has the Mandrake 10.1 logo in the bottom right (I know its out of date, but it has been working). If I try to start X from one of the three profiles, it says I don't own the console. OK, I can understand this, so I switch to root, but when I type "startX", it tries to start and then shuts down. The error message is as follows.
fbdev(0) bfiopan_display: invalid argument
/etc/x11/xsession: line7: /etc/profile.d/ 10lang.sa: no such file or directory.
I put my cd in and told it to upgrade, not install, as I didn't want to overwrite anything. At the configuration page, I have tried numerous video settings, but still with a similar error message. The video card is fairly new, and there is no selection for it in the list of cards in the configuration settings page.
I've thought about doing a full install of Mandrake again, but I don't want to overwrite anything on the hard drive.
Any suggestions as how to proceed?
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