On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 05:28, Edwin Lee wrote: > Following the answer from Ron below, can anyone tell me how to disable GDM > in Redhat 9.0? In a terminal window 1. run the "su" command, to become root. 2. run the command "killall gdm" 3. There should be some RH command to allow you to enable/disable individual services from starting at boot time. You'll need to run it to disable gdm from starting at boot time. 4. Exit X normally. 5. To restart X, run "startx". > >>From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx> > >>Reply-To: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > >>To: XFree ML <xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Subject: Re: X Windows Cannot Be Opened > >>Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 19:08:33 -0600 > >> > >>On Sat, 2004-03-06 at 18:42, Edwin Lee wrote: > >> > Dear Support: > >> > > >> > Thank you for your time and effort in technical contribution for this > >> > product. > >> > > >> > I successfully install Linux Redhat 9.0 into a P4 desktop with the > >>hardware > >> > including the following: > >> > 1. Monitor: Compaq FP768A > >> > 2. Display Card: ATI 9600 SE > >> > > >> > I have come across a problem of repeating login prompt when the system > >>try > >> > to login into X for me. System automatically choose Generic VESA > >>display > >> > driver with unknown probe monitor during installation. > >> > > >> > After further investigation, I follow the instruction from ATI with > >>their > >> > support rpm package installed into Redhat in the following procedures. > >> > > >> > 1. Boot the system in Single User Mode. > >> > 2. Install the package by "rpm -i --force <ati_package_name>.rpm" > >> > 3. Successful installation has been shown. > >> > 4. Continue to run into login screen and a window prompt of X cannot be > >> > loaded occurs. > >> > 5. Choose "yes" to run the configuration with lots of Monitor and > >>Display > >> > type that I can select. > >> > > >> > I try many different combination; however, problem remains!!! > >> > > >> > Result: Same for another login name besides "root" & System in "black" > >> > background keep asking me username and password. If I purposely type in > >> > incorrect password, it will prompt password incorrect. If I type it > >>right, > >> > the system again ask me the login name and password as a repeat cycle! > >> > > >> > Would you please suggest any alternative solutions? > >> > >>What if you kill and disable gdm, so that you log into the console. > >> > >>Then start X by running the command "startx". It may show you an > >>error message, and will also let you look at the log file > >>/var/log/XFree86.0.log. > >> > >>-- > >>----------------------------------------------------------------- > >>Ron Johnson, Jr. ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx > >>Jefferson, LA USA -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx Jefferson, LA USA "Why should we not accept all in favor of woman suffrage to our platform and association even though they be rabid pro-slavery Democrats." Susan B. Anthony, _History_of_Woman_Suffrage_ http://www.ifeminists.com/introduction/essays/introduction.html _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
