the problem is probably due to display misconfiguration as i found the following kind of lines in the log file (II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (hsync out of range) i reinstalled XFree86 and also tried redhat-config-xfree86, but the neither helped me. > Ensure that your window maker starts. Gdm should be working since you > could log in. Does the same happen when you login as root or another > user? Could be that the default.session file is corrupt. Try to install > the XFree86 packages again and delete the last sessions in your > ~/.gnome/session (rh 7.2) or metacity or whatever window manager you > use. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Suryaman Maharjan" <smaharjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:27:51 +0545 (NPT) > To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: help: x server > >> yes i have tried startx in runlevel 3 also. the problem is same. the >> blue screen appears and does not progress beyond that. >> >> > do you successfully login through command prompt and then issue a >> command such >> > as "startx" to start the xwindows server - and then you are prompted >> for a username >> > and password? >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Suryaman Maharjan [mailto:smaharjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> > Sent: Thursday, 4 December 2003 1:30 a.m. >> > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> > Subject: help: x server >> > >> > >> > hi ! >> > >> > i recently upgreded my redhat machine to 9.0. It was working fine >> until i happen to restart the server from terminal without logging >> out from xwindow. since then my xwindow in not working. it prompts >> for username and password and doesn't progress beyond that. i've >> tried some commands that i used in rh 7.0 but they don't work, any >> suggestions ? >> > >> > Surya >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > 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 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > ___________________________________________________ > Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.operamail.com, which > allows you to send SMS through your mailbox. > > Powered by Outblaze > > > -- > 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