Sax2 breaks X Windows

Hi

Strange problem…

Whenever I try to do anything involving Sax2, my XWindows stop working. The only way back is to restore the backup of xorg.conf. This happened when I tried to use Sax2 for a change to the keyboard setup.

I’ve got 32-bit 11.0 on a Dell Latitude D830 with an NVidia graphics card. I’m using the NVidia drivers supplied via the NVidia one-click thingy.

Before doing anything complex…
If you changed the xorg.conf manually and if you made any syntax errors Sax2 won’t start.

Hi

No, I used the Sax2 configuration via Yast, so didn’t use a text editor.

Rather try running sax in single-user, non-graphic mode. (Open a console and run ‘init 3’ as root). Configure your xserver, quit and restart xwindows.

In my experience, Sax2 is best avoided when using an NVIDIA card, especially with two monitors (as I have). Edit xorg.conf directly using a text editor if you know what you’re doing, or use nvidia-settings.