Boot in text mode (3) in etc/inittab and see if comes up that way first. If so, it's an X configuration issue. Dave. > Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:26:47 -0500 > From: Jim Maul <jmaul@xxxxxxxx> > User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0RC1 (Windows/20041201) > X-Accept-Language: en-us, en > MIME-Version: 1.0 > To: Redhat Mailing List <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-RedHat-Spam-Score: 0 > X-loop: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Console peaced out? > X-BeenThere: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 > List-Id: General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list.redhat.com> > List-Unsubscribe: <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list>, <mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe> > List-Archive: <https://www.redhat.com/archives/redhat-list> > List-Post: <mailto:redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > List-Help: <mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=help> > List-Subscribe: <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list>, <mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe> > X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.39 > > I am running rh9 on a couple machines at work here. While i was out > sick one day a co-worker logged into one of the machines and did loaded > up xwindows (startx). I (and him) have done this many times in the past > without a problem but for some reason when he did it this time, he said > that xwindows started loading but then the screen went black and that > was it. I originally thought it might be something with the display > settings being out of range for the monitor but it appears that is not > the problem. The machine responds fine (to ping and such) and i can get > into it through ssh without and problems but the console appears to be > hosed. The keyboard is unresponsive (i cant even get the numlock light > to come on) and the screen is just sitting there black. It is not a > problem with the monitor or anything as i have swapped that out. > > I tried killing his session to see if it would log him out and return > the console to a prompt but that did not happen. The session ended as > it not longer is displayed in top or who but still the console remains > black and the keyboard is unresponsive. > > Is there something that i can kill or run to be able to get the console > back? This machine usually goes 8-10 months before something comes up > where it needs to be rebooted and i REALLY dont want to have to reboot > it now. Its serving quite a lot for us here. And yes, i know you > shouldnt really be running x on a console of a server but hey, he did > and now its hosed and i gotta deal with it. > > Does anyone have any ideas or perhaps more info is needed? > > Thanks, > > -Jim > > -- > 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
