This is known as an 'X respawning' problem. It can occur for a variety of reasons. The most common is a misconfigured video driver. To get around it get your friend to try doing this:-
Wait for it to pause to catch its breath, and then hit Ctl+Alt+F2 to get you to another console window Log in as username root, and then type 'init 3' This will stop X trying to start again. You can then run 'XFdrake' (without the quotes)if it is a video problem. When you think you have it OK then type 'init 5' to restart X. I think sometimes mouse driver problems can also cause respawning, in which case run 'mousedrake' HTH Derek On Monday 03 December 2001 20:17, R & C wrote: > Hi All, > > I was asked to forward an enquiry to the list. It seems > that LM8.1 has been installed on a 40mb HD, dual-booting > with win98. > > I'm told that during the boot process, linux goes through > the initializing process ok but, when the console prompt > comes up and get's ready to "automatically" start X, the > screen flashes several times, with the following message > eventually displayed: > > INIT: ld "X" Responding To Fast Disabled for 5 Minutes > > This computer has a Supermicro P4STA MB, with a 1.7gb P4 > intel, 256mb memory, 800 mhz Rabus Ram > > This is a new installation from store bought CD's (full 7 > cd pack) > > any ideas? > > TIA > Roger
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