so would the only solution would be to reinstall RH completely? --- Mark Vojkovich <mvojkovi@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You are missing > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a > which is a required XFree86 module. It appears that > you > have an incomplete or corrupted XFree86 > installation. > > I have heard of such problems on RedHat9 (and > only RedHat9) > before. If the server was running previous, you had > a > libbitmap.a at one time. I don't know what has been > happening > to this library on RH9. > > > Mark. > > > On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Ganesh K.B. wrote: > > > hello, > > i installed RH9 on my computer(128MB RAM, 1.2GHz) > > yesterday and worked > > without any problems whatsoever till today when > > suddenly, once when i > > booted up linux, the X Server seemed to have been > > struck with some > > problem. everything loaded fine and then instead > of > > the GDM login > > manager, this blue screen came up with a dialog > box > > that said: "I cannot > > start the X server(your graphical interface). It > is > > likely that it is > > not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X > > server output to > > diagnose the problem?" Clicking on yes gave me a > > report of which i > > couldnt make out anything. clicking on exit in > that > > dialog box brought > > me to a dialog that said "would you like me to try > to > > run the X > > configuration program? Note that you will need the > > root password for > > this. when i clicked yes, after a few attempts, it > > said "couldn't start > > X Server. Trying with a fresh configuration. > Trying > > with card: intel > > 810"..that too dint work and then, it brought me > back > > to the command > > line prompt asking me to login..and use the > textual > > mode..i have no idea > > what went wrong where..it worked flawlessly for > just a > > little less than > > a day(about 3 reboots in all). > > > > i am using XFree v4.3.0 that came with Red Hat > Linux > > 9. my video card is > > an intel 810 and a samsung 55E monitor. i have > > attached the xfree86 log > > and config files as needed..hope someone can help > me > > out with this problem.. > > > > thanks for your help, > > cheers, > > ganesh > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you > the best spam protection for FREE! > http://in.mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > __________________________________________________________ Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
