I had the same problem when I tryed to change my ipaddres and hostname: type
startx and it goes black.
X does some stuff on the network so if things are not right it can't finish
starting.
Make sure your networking is all good then run Xconfigurator or drakx (could
be DRAKx or similar, I'm not sure of the
case) to get fresh settings then try startx again.
You can search the archives of this list for more info (about three weeks
ago).
Gavin
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>From: Benjamin Sher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [expert] URGENT! StartX hangs forever
>Date: Sun, May 21, 2000, 5:50 AM
>
> Dear friends:
>
> For some unknown reason, the StartX in the Console keeps hanging forever
> instead of taking me directly to KDE, as it usually does. I have tried
> for the past hour doing a soft reboot, then a cold reboot (disconnecting
> the system), Cnt + C, then retyping the command on the new prompt line.
> I made sure that my printer is off when booting, etc. Nothing works. The
> StartX command, after being typed, just hangs forever. I tried the same
> thing as root. Same thing happens as user or as root. The StartX command
> is in /usr/X11R6/bin/StartX. I have had a problem with the Startx
> command on occasion before, but now it just won't work under any
> circumstances.
>
> Would appreciate if someone could troubleshoot this.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Benjamin
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