you either have hardware problems or XFree86 isn't configured correctly. try this: get to the text mode login prompt (power on machine, and at grub screen press 'a' and then append the number '3' to the end of the command line you see) cd /etc/X11 mv XF86Config XF86Config.orig redhat-config-xfree86 make sure you're selecting the proper driver for your video card, this is probably where you're having your problem. next, select your monitor. if you're unsure of the make/model, then select a Generic SVGA at the resolution you want to use. -d ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeany Zoita Jakobsen" <Jeany.Zoita.Jakobsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 11:19:31 +0200 To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: (no subject) > > > Hi there, > > After fithing with: > " I just installed Fedora Core 1 a few days ago. > Now, the X service won't startup when I boot. I see a message about X > respawning too fast, so it will shutdown for 5 minutes. Anyone ever see > this before? " > i decided to install Fedora again over the other one. > Shell i run something after installing the cd-es ? > thancks, > Jeany > > > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Time will end all my troubles, but I don't always approve of Time's methods. +( duncan brown +( duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxx +( http://www.linuxadvocate.net
