[Techtalk] Re: X doesn
showercurtain
showercurtain2000 at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 14 06:47:23 EST 2003
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Re: X doesn't start after Xfree86 upgrade (Robyn Manning)
> 2. Re: X doesn't start after Xfree86 upgrade (Caitlyn Martin)
> 3. Help with kickstart file (Tracie Edelson)
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> Date: 13 Aug 2003 23:10:26 +0930
> From: Robyn Manning <rmanning at adam.com.au>
> To: Techtalk <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
> Subject: Re: [Techtalk] X doesn't start after Xfree86 upgrade
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> Hi
>
> Did you keep a copy of your old XF86Config file. Check out
> /var/log/XFree86.0.log or /home/your user/.xsession-errors or you
> could
> start kdm or xdm these need to be started as root.
>
> If your Linux boots straight into 'X', press 'Ctrl' 'Alt' and 'F2'
> to
> get to a console. Log in as root. Now be careful. Use your text
> editor
> to edit /etc/inittab there is a line near the top that needs to be
>
> id:3:initdefault:
>
> save and exit your editor. Restart your Linux (don't know if
> telinit 3
> would work here instead of restarting).
>
> There's a configuration file somewhere that starts either
> gnomesession
> or startke, these are started after 'X' has started which is where
> you're getting to with the grey screen.
>
> Robyn
>
> On Wed, 2003-08-13 at 17:39, showercurtain wrote:
> > X won't start after I installed Xfree86 4.3 on my computer.
> Instead I
> > get a grey screen with a small window in the bottom RH corner
> that
> > keeps printing "console logging for rgveda.localdomain". If I
> type
> > restartX in the console, I get the message: "Server already
> active
> > for display 0". I've looked at the xf86config file and the
> settings
> > for the video card and monitor seem to be ok. This couldn't have
> > happened at a worse possible time because I have an web design
> > assignment due! What should I do?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Berenice
> >
> >
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> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:39:37 -0400
> From: Caitlyn Martin <caitlynmaire at earthlink.net>
> To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
> Subject: Re: [Techtalk] X doesn't start after Xfree86 upgrade
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> On 13 Aug 2003 23:10:26 +0930
> Robyn Manning <rmanning at adam.com.au> wrote:
>
> >
> > There's a configuration file somewhere that starts either
> gnomesession
> > or startke, these are started after 'X' has started which is
> where
> > you're getting to with the grey screen.
>
> /etc/sysconfig/desktop
>
> Check what's in there. It should say something like
> DESKTOP="GNOME"
>
> You may also want to check the script that calls this and actually
> brings up the WM. It's /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients You might want to
> pass
> along the contents to the list. (FWIW, this is the file you modify
> to
> choose something other than Gnome or KDE.)
>
> Also, if X is actually managing to start but then hanging, you may
> have
> a .xsession-errors file with useful information in your home
> directory.
>
> What version of Red Hat is this, BTW?
>
> All the best,
> Caity
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>
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:50:56 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tracie Edelson <tracieed at yahoo.com>
> To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
> Subject: [Techtalk] Help with kickstart file
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> I am attempting a kickstart of a RedHat9 box. The
> partion info comes from the kickstart file created
> when I initially set up the server. I am using
> software raid (raid1) and lvm. When I try to use the
> kickstart, it gives me an error that I tried to use an
> undefined RAID partition?
>
> clearpart --linux
> part raid.14 --size=100 --ondisk=sda --asprimary
> part raid.15 --size=100 --ondisk=sdb --asprimary
> part raid.44 --size=100 --grow --ondisk=sdb
> part raid.39 --size=100 --grow --ondisk=sda
> raid /boot --fstype ext3 --level=RAID1 raid.14 raid.15
> raid pv.51 --fstype physical volume (LVM)
> --level=RAID1 raid.39 raid.44
> volgroup Volume00 pv.51
> logvol /opt --fstype ext3 --name=lv_opt
> --vgname=Volume00 --size=100 --grow --maxsize=2000
> logvol /home --fstype ext3 --name=lv_home
> --vgname=Volume00 --size=100 --grow --maxsize=20000
> logvol /tmp --fstype ext3 --name=lv_tmp
> --vgname=Volume00 --size=100 --grow --maxsize=2000
> logvol /var --fstype ext3 --name=lv_var
> --vgname=Volume00 --size=100 --grow --maxsize=20000
> logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=lv_root
> --vgname=Volume00 size=1000 --grow --maxsize=5000
> logvol swap --fstype swap --name=lv_swap
> --vgname=Volume00 --size=128 --grow --maxsize=2000
>
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