Thanks, Llama, but unfortunately I'm not in a position (capable?) of trying that. xfs Is running (by ps). I guess it's the window manager (xdm?) that seems to be failing. -Al
----- Original Message ----- From: "Net Llama!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 1:31 PM Subject: Re: X won't start > On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Allan Rabenau wrote: > > > I've done that (at least in the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts directory). Each > > subdirectory now has a new fonts.dir file. No luck. > > Is not the "unix/:7100" error relating to a URL:port notation? If so, that > > would lead me to suspect a net communication error, although I am able to > > ping various IP addresses (from level 3). > > To recap my last suggestion, if you've got sshd running on the box, i'd > advise attempting to run any X app remotely to see if it will fire up. > That should clarify whether the problem is truly an X configuration issue, > or something else entirely. > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users