Tried it and after running redhat-config-xfree86 I got the following error message: redhat-config-xfree86: error while loading shared librairies: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. What could be the problem. > > > 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 > > > 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
