If you have RH 7.2 why don't you install it. The whole installation is straight forward (I am afraid there won't be much to learn unless you have the "luck" to have an unsupported card) I assume you logged-off and logged back in and found the same problem? I also assume you don't have an interactive loggin since X would actually already be running when you type startx... Also you can run X on different consoles but must give it a chance by specifying startx -- :1 Lionel --- Ahmad Umair <ahmad_umair@hotmail.com> wrote: > Dear professionals > > I'm learning Red Hat Linux 7.1. At the moment I'm leaning "how to install > Windows X by using Xfree86 as well as X configurator" I've given all > informations correctely but when I run after installing with the command > "startx" it gives the following answer(when I configure through Xfree86): > > "Fatal server error: > Server is already active for display 0 > If this sever is no no longer running, remove/tmp/.X0-lock > and start again" > > Please help me and tell me how can I correct the error. I've tried 2-3 > different techniques according to my mind but haven't found any solution > till yet. > > Regards > Ahmad Umair > > > NOte: I've Red Hat Linux 7.2 on 2 CDs while learning through a book named > "Mastering Red Hat Linux 7.1, Published by Sybex". > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com