Paul, Whenever I have a problem like this, I first boot into single user mode, run fsck manually (remember to make sure root is mounted RO when running fsck on it) , then if everything is ok, I boot up in multi-user mode with limited resources (usually run level 2). Then if there are no problems, switch to run level 3. Then I run startx manually. Things could be as simple as a deleted symlink in the rc5.d directory. I use SuSE 7.3, which is a b it different from Red Hat. You can also switch display managers. On 19 Feb 2002 at 14:48, Paul Courchene wrote:
> RH 7.2 installation on P4 Intel > Ran fine for 3-4 months > > Can not start desktop (Xwin) > Was using KDE for 3-4 months, quite O.K > Actual error stated near end of Boot activity (dsmesg?) > <hangs at > wine: > > If press return, commandline prompt comes up, > and one line before that states: > "Font Server failed to start" > > Read XFree86 Man pages, "How to XFree86" and myriad other doc's, > looked at "xdm", Xfree86.config, .xsession and more for clues or hints > but nothing obvious to casual observer. > > Welcome hints, comments, flames and/or solutions! > > TIA > paulc > > > ***************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. > ***************************************************************** Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Associate Director Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9 ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
