Pat Mellema wrote: > your problem is caused by some setting in > Xconfiguration. I had the same problem and had changed > a setting that was probed. I rebooted from the floppy > that I made and went back in and changed it back and > the system came right back up. > > Pat > > --- Chuck Seiders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Type faster. > > > :- 7 > > > > > > > Do you have another instance of X still running > > (ps aux | grep X)? > > > xfs 373 0.0 4.3 3772 2752? S > > Mar15 0:00 > > xfs -port -1 -dae > > > root 11508 0.0 1.3 2440 856 R > > 01:13 0:00 ps aux > > > root blah,blah,blah,blah,blah,blah,blah,blah > > > > > > killed 373 (between blinks)....... entered startx > > same error message as > > > before and still blinking > > > > > > Did you have your system set to go to X Window > > when you rebooted? > > > Don't know, maybe ?? Is that the default from a > > *recommended* install? > > > (cat /etc/inittab) > > > <snip to last line> > > > x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon > > > > > > -------------------Original message > > > > > Strange thing occurs .... > > > > > After install system rebooted now the screen > > display is > > flashing/blinking on and off ??? > > > > > I can type 2 characters at a time while the > > display flashes on the > > screen > > > > > (Takes way to long to login in this mode ;-) > > After login(console) this > > > > > condition continues. > > > > > > > > > > Login as root, entered, startx localhost > > replied: > > > > > > > > > > xauth: creating new authority file > > /root/.Xauthority > > > > > _XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: > > ...SocketCreateListener() failed > > > > > _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server > > already running > > > > > > > > > > fatal server error: > > > > > cannot establish any listening sockets - make > > sure an x server isn't > > already running > > > > > > > > > > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: > > errno = 111 giving up > > > > > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111) unable > > ot connect to X server > > > > > xinit: No such process (errno 3) : Server > > error. > > > > > > > > > > Suggested solutions ? > > > > > > > > > > box spec's > > > > > P5 75mhz , 64mb ram, ATI mach32 video card, > > Zenith ZCM -1450 - DT > > monitor > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com Been Here, Done this... Loop caused by bad configuration file and you are locked into starting X. X won't run, /etc/inittab has set to respawn, you go in circles. At the lilo prompt linux init 3 then it should dump you at a console. run Xconfigurator or XF86Setup or xf86config once you have a good /etc/X11/XF86Config startx to test. If it's good reboot and you will be back to normal
