2 Suggestions 1. Check to see that you did not some how disable your font server? xfs. Try to start it using the following before you start X /etc/init.d/xfs start If you do get X to work ... check to make sure using linuxconf that xfs does start automatically on boot... If it does not, enable it.. 2. Could hurt to upgrade you distribution as Xfree 4.2 is getting kinda outdated.. Best of luck, Gary On November 15, 2003 12:14 pm, Laurent Ades wrote: > Hi guys... > > I hope i won't sound teribly stupid, but i'm stuck : can't start X any > longer.... > > I use a redhat 8 distro on a Pentium 3 600mhz Dell optiplex > > I include my log file in attachment... > > hope it rings a few bells to you.... > > thx > > laurent _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86