On Thu Oct 28 1999 at 19:10, " " wrote:
> I have this weird problem: X starts fine during boot (default is
> runlevel 5, system is RH). But when going to runlevel 3 (console)
> and starting X via startx, then it does not work properly. A
> non-root user cannot start X at all. If startx is run as root, then
> X starts, but at a lower resolution and with lower vsync than
> acceptable, so I believe it is using a different XConfig file then,
> not t he one used while booting.
>
> Why? Solution?
It sounds suspiciously like an xauth problem. RedHat 6.x now sets up
xauth by defaut in /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
Try rm'ing -rf ~/.Xauthority and ~/.xauth and trying again.
But as for the different config files... weird, never seen that
happen. The config file used by the X server is /etc/X11/XF86Config
-- unless such a file exists in your home directory.
Check if you have the following files and see if they are valid:
~/.xinitrc ~/.xsession ~/.Xclients
Try looking at man pages, /usr/doc/* files, checking out some
FAQ/HOWTO documents, and doing some searching on the web, eg at
http://www.xfree86.org
Good luck.
Cheers
Tony
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