Just wanted to add some 'newbie instructions' on to that :0) To make it always boot in runlevel 3 (non-graphical mode) instead of your current runlevel 5, edit the file '/etc/inittab' -You'll find an entry with 'initdefault' on the end. Change the 5 to a 3 and save.
You don't need to reboot at this stage...use 'telinit 3' to switch runlevels. You're now in text-mode. Now run 'startx', you'll get the same result, except now you'll have lots of info -hopefully describing what went wrong- printed on the console where you ran 'startx'. Once you've got to that stage, write back to the list with the new info you've found and attach your logfile :0) You might find searching through the list archives for the last few weeks helpfull-somebody else has recently had a problem with a black screen, seems to be something to do with the refresh rate they had set for their monitor making it go to sleep. -Oli >===== Original Message From Sebastian Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== >Hi, > >you were trying to start the X server, which has already been started >(thats why the >_XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed >_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running >errors arouse) > >Maybe your X display stuff isnt properly configured. So check out the >appropriate config file in your /etc directory or start in runlevel 3 >and run xf86config > >SES > > >On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 01:39 PM, Marco Pelizzari wrote: > >> Hi, >> I have installed Linux Mandrake 9.1 on the following computer: >> >> HP Vectra VE 6/xxx Series 8 (Model number: D6546av) >> with an AGP Matrox G100 Productiva (Model number D5064-6048) video card >> >> During the installation the Mandrake installer detected correctly my >> video >> card so I went on happy. >> I decided to boot my system in graphical mode becouse I have not yet a >> linux >> expert user and so I help myself with the GUI interface. >> Unfortunately when the system statup, after detecting everything >> correct >> (lan, disk, module dependences etc...), I got a black screen !!! >> >> At this point I type CTRL + ALT + F1 to enter into a text tty1 >> terminal. >> I tried to star X and the output was: >> >> Fatal server error: >> Server is already active for display 0 >> If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock >> and start again. >> >> I removed /tmp/.X0-lock and tried again typing X, but I got the >> following >> error output that I sent also in attachment >> >> _XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed >> _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running >> >> Fatal server error: >> Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't >> already >> running >> >> What I can do to solve this problem ? >> >> I thank you in advance >> >> Marco Pelizzari >> >> <XFree86.0.log> > >_______________________________________________ >XFree86 mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
