Re: [XFree86] Fail to boot into X, please help
I downloaded XFree86 4.3.0 and installed it on my machine, overwrite every config files and binary. still crash Any Idea? Keung Chi Tat wrote: I argee what you said, I have installed Redhat 7.0 and 8.0 successfully on this machine. I think it is not the problem of X server. If that is the case, could you or anyone point me to a document that can tell me how to fix it or how to change the X login program. Thanks, Andy Goth wrote: On Monday, June 9, 2003 12:32 am, Keung Chi Tat wrote: I am using Redhat linux 9.0. We feel for you. :^) Everytime my try to start X, it will switch into graphic mode ( look fine), after a few second, it switch back to text, and then switch between graphic mode and text mode serveral time. Final it show up a dialog in text mode with a sentence, "Failed to start display server serval times in a short period; disabling display :0" attachments are my XFree86 log file and config , Your log doesn't indicate a failure. In fact, it doesn't even show the server exiting, as if the server was up and running at the time you copied it. One idea comes to mind... maybe your server is working but your X login program (xdm, kdm, etc.) either isn't there or exits immediately (crash?). That will cause your server to give all appearances of crashing without giving any errors in the log.
RE: [XFree86] Fail to boot into X, please help
send us the new log file. -Original Message- From: Keung Chi Tat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [XFree86] Fail to boot into X, please help ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
RE: [XFree86] Fail to boot into X, please help
Thank you for help ! I solved the problem. It was because the file xdm and some other files were missing. I installed the system again, it work. ¤Þ¥Î Cynthia Grossen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: send us the new log file. -Original Message- From: Keung Chi Tat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [XFree86] Fail to boot into X, please help ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 -- 852.NET Free Email http://www.852.net ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] Fail to boot into X, please help
On Monday, June 9, 2003 12:32 am, Keung Chi Tat wrote: I am using Redhat linux 9.0. We feel for you. :^) Everytime my try to start X, it will switch into graphic mode ( look fine), after a few second, it switch back to text, and then switch between graphic mode and text mode serveral time. Final it show up a dialog in text mode with a sentence, Failed to start display server serval times in a short period; disabling display :0 attachments are my XFree86 log file and config , Your log doesn't indicate a failure. In fact, it doesn't even show the server exiting, as if the server was up and running at the time you copied it. One idea comes to mind... maybe your server is working but your X login program (xdm, kdm, etc.) either isn't there or exits immediately (crash?). That will cause your server to give all appearances of crashing without giving any errors in the log. -- Andy Goth | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://ioioio.net/ End communication. ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] Fail to boot into X, please help
I argee what you said, I have installed Redhat 7.0 and 8.0 successfully on this machine. I think it is not the problem of X server. If that is the case, could you or anyone point me to a document that can tell me how to fix it or how to change the X login program. Thanks, Andy Goth wrote: On Monday, June 9, 2003 12:32 am, Keung Chi Tat wrote: I am using Redhat linux 9.0. We feel for you. :^) Everytime my try to start X, it will switch into graphic mode ( look fine), after a few second, it switch back to text, and then switch between graphic mode and text mode serveral time. Final it show up a dialog in text mode with a sentence, "Failed to start display server serval times in a short period; disabling display :0" attachments are my XFree86 log file and config , Your log doesn't indicate a failure. In fact, it doesn't even show the server exiting, as if the server was up and running at the time you copied it. One idea comes to mind... maybe your server is working but your X login program (xdm, kdm, etc.) either isn't there or exits immediately (crash?). That will cause your server to give all appearances of crashing without giving any errors in the log.
