On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 16:52, dsavage@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 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 > > > Rocky, redhat-config-xfree86 is the command to use in place of xconfigurator. Doc's suggestion that you manually edit /etc/X11/XF86config is also valid as long as you are familiar with what video driver you normally use. :) Ron
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