To get back in using X, you can use: CTRL Alt F2. this will get you to a text Login. Then do: mv /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config-old Then run redhat-config-xfree86. This will recreate a new /etc/X11/XF86Config file. Then you should be able to reboot and X will start up fine. However; if you have any system specific X configurations, you may need to pull Them from the XF86Config-old file you created. Doug Morris -----Original Message----- From: Mathieu Masse [mailto:mathieu_masse@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 11:33 AM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx; redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Cannot start X > On November 8, 2003 08:51 am, Mathieu Masse wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > Urgent problem, yesterday I setup my box for XDMCP using > the HOWTO on > > LDP.org. After realizing that it wasn't secure (better to use > SSH) I went > > back in the files and rechanged them to what they were (backtracked > > from the howto). Then this morning I rebooted my computer (for > > reboot since changing and rechanging the files) and now X wont start > > and > gives me this > > message: > > > > INIT: ID "x" respawning to fast: disabled for 5 minutes. > > > > Every 5 minutes it displays the same message. Here is a > little bit more > > info on my system: X686 running Red Hat 9.0 with Xfree 4.3 > Gnome 2.2. Here > > are the files I changed from the Howto: xdm-conf, Xaccess and > > gdm.conf. These are the files mentioned in the howto, and I don't > > remember playing with other files. > > > > Also this morning before restarting I was trying to compile > Galeon 1.3.10, > > and since I was missing libraries I used Ximian Red Carpet to > install them > > (all devel rpm's). Don't know if this caused the problem. > > > > TIA for the help, don't want to be stuck using M$ for to long... > > > > Mathieu > > Hi, > you can check /etc/inittab for a line (last line?) that looks similar > to: x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon > > check that and if you change it run "telinit q" to force rereading of > inittab. > /etc/inittab already add this in the file (this was not something I changed) i.e. problem not fixed. Mathieu -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
