latest apt-get update hosed system gdm!

From: Philip Pinkerton (philip_at_maxlinux.biz)
Date: 03/31/04

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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 07:57:37 -0300

    On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 07:48, Philip Pinkerton wrote:
    > Help Debian. The latest apt-get update/upgrade Debian Sarge unstable
    broke my system!
    >
    > 1) System no longer recognizes the eth0 device. ( discovery?)
    This I was able to work around by manually running modprobe 3c59x for my
    network card. Then ifdown eth0 and ifup eth0 both if commands complained
    but they still worked.
    > 2) After login only mouse pointer and blank screen appear. (gdm?)
    >
    gdm is broken after latest upgrade. Failsafe works but no default gnome.
    > I am writing this from my laptop as not my desktop is unusable and I
    > cannot connect it to the network????????AAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGEEEEEEE!

    I am connected and I hope another update/upgrade will correct these
    problems

    > Philip 

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