Desperately need help on X! Please!
Hi all, Here is my problem: After I configure X. I typed startx, the screen goes blank and then turn white with an X mark in the middle(for about 2 seconds) and then it gives this only message: wait for X server to shut down. I don't know what the problem is, I have configure it over and over again, trying different modes and optioms and nothing seems to work. I also reinstall the packages and that doesn't work also. So right now I don't know what's wrong and how to find out what's wrong . I am stuck and don't know what to do, if you have any suggestions, please help. If you need more info, tell me. Thanx so much, Tam
Re: Desperately need help on X! Please!
Tam Than Ma wrote: Hi all, Here is my problem: After I configure X. I typed startx, the screen goes blank and then turn white with an X mark in the middle(for about 2 seconds) and then it gives this only message: wait for X server to shut down. I don't know what the problem is, I have configure it over and over again, trying different modes and optioms and nothing seems to work. I also reinstall the packages and that doesn't work also. So right now I don't know what's wrong and how to find out what's wrong . I am stuck and don't know what to do, if you have any suggestions, please help. If you need more info, tell me. Thanx so much, Tam What type of monitor and video card do you have? Have you run XF86Setup, and if so, at the end of the setup did it say that you had a working server? If you've tried XF86Setup, have you tried xf86config, and vice-versa? (Notice capitalization.) What does the first line of /etc/X11/XServer say?
Re: Desperately need help on X! Please!
On Tue, Nov 23, 1999 at 10:25:26AM -0500, Tam Than Ma wrote: Hi all, Here is my problem: After I configure X. I typed startx, the screen goes blank and then turn white with an X mark in the middle(for about 2 seconds) and then it gives this only message: wait for X server to shut down. What does your .xinitrc look like? Do you have one? It may not be X that's dying. It may be your window manager. If you don't have an .xinitrc or you don't trust the one you have, try using one that looks like this: #!/bin/sh exec xterm and let us know what happens. If the xterm comes up (type exit in it), then you know that X is OK, but your window manager is failing. -Michael -- Michael Stenner Office Phone: 919-660-2513 Duke University, Dept. of Physics [EMAIL PROTECTED] Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305
