[SLUG] Fw: problems for new user

[richard lashmore]

-----Original Message----- From: richard lashmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Main Identity's Contacts <Main Identity's Contacts> Date: Thursday, July 20, 2000 10:44 AM Subject: problems for new user hi.    Ive just installed Linux off the APC Mag CD and I am having problems with it.  I contacted a jhonan at one of the available Linux chat  groups and he has told me that you may be able to help if I send you a   copy of what my problem is.     I had only just loaded Linux onto my machine and decided to play with some of the  background screen displays in Gnome (seems harmless ) but I think I have somehow reconfigured a table in Gnome that is quite important and created a form of profile msmatch of some type. Anyway, I cant get the system up and I am brand new to it dont have the faintest idea bout anythig to do with  and really want it back again.   here are the error messages I receive on startup -    Unattached inode 86734 /dev/hda3: Unexpected inconsistency: Run fsck manually (ie without -a or -p options) An error occured during the file system check dropping you to a shell the system will reboot when yoy leave the shell Give root password for maintenance or type Control-D for normal startup                        so I put in the password then a Startx command                        which then come up with the following.... xauth error in locking authority file /root/xauthority fatal server error could not create lock file in /tmp.tx0- lock When reporting a problem relating to a server crash, please send the full server output, ot just the last messages X11Transocket UNIXconnect : cant connect: errno=111 giving up Xinit connection refused errno 111) unable to connect to server Xinit No such problem (errno 31) server error   So that is what I get on startup. If I try a Cootrol D  the machine just reboots and goes back ino the same situation   Im quite worried about it and have no idea about anything to do with the system but there is a 'reconfigure Gnome displays' or something option in the background pallet  and you can be reasonably sure thats were Ive mucked it up. I would really appreciate any help I could get   thanks