If "df" is reliable, then I still have plenty of space. I thought about this, too.
df -k
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda3 36875372 16620420 18381776 48% /
/dev/hda1 46636 14176 30052 33% /boot
none 385928 0 385928 0% /dev/shm
On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 07:11, Vardhman Jain wrote:
Hi,
There is another reason for problem like this. The X server tries to
create some files in the /tmp directly while starting. If your diskspace
is full it fails. check it out once.
Vardhman
Joaquim Laureano wrote:
> 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./
>
>--
>Joaquim Laureano
>Lusostar Technologies, LLC
>291 Old Deal Road
>Eatontown, NJ 07724
>Phone: 732-413-0363
>Email: laureano@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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