topic Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server in Operating System - Linux

Redhat 9 could not start X server

Hilal Ahmad — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:34:54 GMT

Hi Guys,
I have recently installed redhat linux 9 on my Dell C800 laptop. Installation went fine, after restating the system it give message that could not start X server and the laptop does not in GUI mode. I tried this command
rehat-config-xfree86 -- reconfig i getting followig output
"*ddcprobe returned bogus values:
ID: None
Name: None
HorizSync: None
Vertsync: None

Couldn't start X server, trying with a fresh configutation"

I will appreciate if any body can help me in sorting out this problem

Thanks in Advance

Hilal

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:40:21 GMT

If the graphics card is not supported, this could be very tough.

In this circumstance, your best bet might be RH Es 3 workstation or Fedora Core.

If you hardware is suppored it will be there.

SEP

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

Hilal Ahmad — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:54:37 GMT

Steven,
I think it is identifying the graphics card, because while installation it said Video card "ATI Rage 128 Mobility detected" for monitor it said unknown monitor. and also installation went fine in the graphical mode

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

Fred Ruffet — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 03:47:47 GMT

Maybe you should try to use the good old way : xf86config... But I don't know if it's always included on a RH9.

It's a text based interface that let you choose everything (no probe)

Hope it helps,

Fred

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

Jeroen Peereboom — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 03:50:10 GMT

Hilal,

If I run redhat-config-xfree86 I also see:
"*ddcprobe returned bogus values:
ID: None
Name: None
HorizSync: None
Vertsync: None

Next a graphical configuration screen is opened.

Your error message "Couldn't start X server, trying with a fresh configutation" indicates there is a problem with the configuration file (This must be /etc/X11/XF86Config.)
Check the Monitor Device and Screen section.
I would suggest removing the higher resolutions from your Screen section.

Do you see a graphical configuration screen at all when starting redhat-config-xf86?

JP

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

Colin Topliss — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 04:34:50 GMT

Hi,

cycle through your alternate consoles (). One of those will show you the errors the XServer is really thowing up.

Alternatively locate your X error log and take a look in there (look in /var/log for XFree86.0.log or /var/log/gdm/:0.log).

Depending on whether or not you are using gdm or xdm, if its gdm you could try running /etc/X11/gdm/XKeepsCrashing

Regards

Col.

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

Hilal Ahmad — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:19:49 GMT

Hi JP,
I don't see any granphical configuration, it was only at the time of installation I saw graphical screens at the time installation only,

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

Jeroen Peereboom — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:45:55 GMT

Hilal,

try:
startx >& /tmp/startx.out
and tell us what you find in the file /tmp/startx.out.
I assume the command will end within a minute because you don't see a graphical screen.

Also check /var/log/XFree86.0.log for error messages.

JP.

P.S. You may also want to use Google on 'Dell C800 startx RedHat'

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

mike_836 — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 09:32:07 GMT

hello linux experts...

I have the same problem with my Dell C600 laptop... tried the command "startx >& /tmp/startx.out"... things went black and then the CLI came back

I am a Linux newbie and not having the GUI is pretty frustrating for making progress...

help!!!

mike

PS card (detected by installer and able to use graphics during install) is the same: ATI Rage 128 Mobility...

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

Bruce Copeland — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 12:31:14 GMT

Take a look at some of the examples on the two following pages:

http://tuxmobil.org/dell.html
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html

In particular, I bet you could grab the XF86Config file from

http://www.psych.nmsu.edu/~jkroger/linux/dualboot.htm

and use it without modification.

Bruce

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

Chris Xu — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 12:45:53 GMT

To fix an X problem, you better switch to a different runlevel - 3 (no GUI enabled). It's hard to work on X issues while your system runs at runlevel 5 (GUI enabled). Please do the following if you can, and it fixes X problems most of the time:

# init 3 (switch to runlevel 3)
# redhat-config-xfree86 --noui (re-generate xfree86 config file with default values for a generic multi-sync monitor and video card)

Re: Redhat 9 could not start X server

xviddivxoggmp3 — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 22:02:38 GMT

did you select the appropriate window manager?
have you tried startx with out anything else?