Post the log and configuration file when you try to start X automatically. Norm wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bukie Mabayoje" <bukiemab@xxxxxxx> > To: <xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:31 PM > Subject: Re: Partially successful installation/startup > > > You need to update the Font Server Port # in your configuration file. > > Change the line FontPath "unix/:-1" to FontPath "unix/:7100" > > > > Norm wrote: > > > > > Sorry for the delay but I don't get on the 737 very often any more. > > > > > > Anyway, while I was watching it boot today, I noticed that during the > boot > > > process it said that the startup of the Font Server failed. That's > probably > > > why we can't execute 'init 5' to start X Window. Since we can execute > the > > > 'startx' script, everything we need is obviously there, but, I'd guess, > not > > > in the right places. What do I need to do to get the Font Server to > start > > > up during bootup? > > > > Go into /etc/init.d directory and search for xfs. > > Login as root > > do ./xfs start > > Did it start or failed? > > > > > > > > > > Okay -- quick summary: > 1. Linux based on RedHat 6.2 with 2.2.18 kernel with Real-Time Linux v3.1 > patches applied. > 2. Pentium III on a Single Board Computer with on-board Chips & Technology > (C&T) 69000 AGP with 2 MB video memory. > 3. If we try to execute 'init 5' the system goes into a endless -- and > uninterruptible -- cycling of trying and failing to start the X Window > system > 4. If, at a text shell prompt, we execute 'startx' the X Window system > starts perfectly. > 5. During bootup one of the messages is that the X-Font Server failed to > start. > > A. I changed the FontPath line in the XF86Config file as directed above. > B.. I executed '/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start' and it (apparently) > succeeds. > BUT .. trying to execute 'startx' afterwards fails with the message > [not exact wording] > "...can't find font: fixed ..." > and the system starts the endless trying-to-start-and-failing loop. > It was necessary to change the FontServer back to -1 in order to > have 'startx' work. > AND 'init 5' fails as before. > > Clearly we can manually execute 'startx' after logging into a text shell > each time but we'd really like to get it to happen automatically on bootup. > Any suggestions? > > Norm > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
