On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 00:16, Ralph Jones wrote:
> I've just upgraded an FC1 installation to FC2,and run into a problem
> getting the X server to launch.
>
> The system had been running Gnome on an ATI Rage 128. After the upgrade, if
> I try to boot into run level 5, the X server tries repeatedly and endlessly
> to start, usually displaying a blank dark-blue hi-res screen with an X
> cursor in the center.
>
> I've changed inittab to boot into run level 3. From there, if I try to do
> init 5, I get the same result. However, I can command startx from the
> run-level 3 prompt, and the X server comes right up with my old Gnome settings.
>
> Next, I made up a test script that runs all the start scripts in rc5.d.
> When I run that, it starts up all the services associated with run level 5
> -- the Samba server shows up on the network, and so forth -- and I am no
> longer able to run startx. However, if I remove the xfs start script from
> this script, I'm again able to bring up startx.
>
> Next, I tried removing the xfs startup script from rc5.d and booting into
> run level 5...and that put me back where I started. I still can't get the X
> server up except by running startx from the text prompt.
>
> Suggestions? Thanks...
>
> rj
RJ,
This almost smells like a permissions problem. A couple of things to look for/try:
1) What does /var/log/Xorg.0.log indicate after you try to init 5?
2) Check your /etc/X11/fs/config and verify there are no bogus leftovers from FC1.
3) At runlevel 3 and with xfs stopped, try deleting /tmp/.font-unix, restart xfs and init 5. Also /tmp/.X11-unix and /tmp/.X0-lock if the .font-unix does not fix it.
Bob...
Bob--
1) Xorg.0.log shows:
Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'
2) I don't see anything in /etc/X11/fs/config that looks to be connected with FC1, and the file is dated at the time of the upgrade.
3) The only one of those files present is .font-unix (actually a directory). Deleting that had no effect.
rj
