On February 14, 2004 10:11 pm, hp wrote: > hi, > > Suddenly, the X-server on my redhat has died. It fails to initiate! > The screen suddenly goes blank (I'm using runlevel 5), and the system > tries to start X-window... looping in a way that I'm forced to restart > the system! > > Below is the log when I tried to login under Runlevel 3 and did a > 'startx' : > > startx > Using authority file /root/.Xauthority > Writing authority file /root/.Xauthority > Using authority file /root/.Xauthority > Writing authority file /root/.Xauthority > > XFree86 Version 4.3.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.3.0-2) > Release Date: 27 February 2003 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 > Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-3bigmem i686 [ELF] > Build Date: 27 February 2003 > Build Host: porky.devel.redhat.com > > Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/ > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Module Loader present > OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.20-8 (bhcompile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc > version 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 > EST 2003 > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun Feb 15 11:33:58 2004 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > > Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list! > > Fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please report problems to xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" > > after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. > > [root@localhost root]# > Script done on Sun 15 Feb 2004 11:34:11 AM IST > > > - h.p. Hi, Just a thought, but is your xfont-server running ? try "service xfs status" -- Pete Nesbitt, rhce -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list