Re: How do I recovery graphic mode?

Joaquim Laureano <laureano@xxxxxxxxxxxx> · Thu, 01 Apr 2004 06:55:10 -0500

Ariel,

It seems that we are having the same problem.  I sent email about a similar problem

in the beginning of the week.  When we boot the systems using level 5 the two X 

processes fight for control of the display.  That is why we see them attempting to start 

graphical interface several times, but fail every one.

Now that you are running in level 3, and the startx fails, check if X is running with this

command: ps -ef | grep X.  I believe that the reason that startx fails is because there

is already an X connected to xfs.  What I have done is to kill the running processes

of X and then use startx to restart X.  Now what we have to find out is what is making 

X to be started twice.  

I have been all over the config files trying to find what causes this problem, but without

success.  Hopefully someone will be kind enough to help us solve it.

On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 00:40, Ariel Alonzo Medina Vázquez wrote:

    Hi group, I am a beginner on linux OS, using Red Hat 9.0 and having

    this problem:

    I was working in the GNOME graphic mode and, suddenly the power got

    down. When I turned on the computer again, the system did not achieve

    to start the graphic mode, it seemed to switch between graphic and

    text modes, however I have not enough time to type 'root' and the

    password.

    Afterwards I started with the installation CD and I modified the file

    /etc/inittab in order to start in execution level 3. Now, It start OK,

    but I would like to work again in graphic mode. How can I achieve

    that?

    Friends on Internet told me to check:

    xfs start    It is OK

    fsck            It is OK

    When I invoke xserver by mean 'startx' the netx

    message display:

    Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list!

    Fatal server error:

    could not open default font 'fixed'

    How might I fix it?

    Thanks in advance.

    I attached log files.

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