On Friday September 26, 2003 "Rocky Hurley" <rlh-list@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > Yesterday, my Gnome desktop started acting funny. I reset the xserver > and it failed to bring the desktop back up. So I rebooted. Same thing. > /etc/X11/XF86config appears fine and unchanged. Have an error i the > messages log "Failed to start the display server several times in a > short time period; disabling display :0" > > Anybody have any ideas to try before I mondo rescue? Also, where and > what is the command line command for xconfigurator? I can't find it.. Rocky, DON'T mondo! This is a very common error and simple to fix. I had to fix it on my RHCE exam. But I'm having a senior moment and don't remember exactly what the underlying cause was. It's something simple like the wrong video driver in /etc/X11/XF86Config -- something you can fix in text mode then switch to runlevel 5. Anybody else want to jump in here please? --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
