On 8/20/07, Langdon Stevenson <langdon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I decided to check if X works on my new server and ran into the > following problem: > > Server starts at run level 3 and operates fine. > > When I: > > startx > > from the command line, X loads, then when it reaches the point where it > displays the splash screen for login, the splash screen flashes up for a > moment, with the cursor displaying as a hash of colour, then the screen > goes blank. > > > I can ssh into the machine from another workstation, so the machine > hasn't hung. "top" reveals that the X process is now thrashing the CPU > away at 100%. But no response from keyboard or monitor of the server > itself. > > Only way to bring it back is to do a shutdown via the ssh session. > > Can anyone suggest how I should go about debugging this issue? > > Regards, > Langdon 1. Your chance of getting the proper advice greatly improves if you told us what video card and display is attached to your system. 2. If you are using a recent model ATI or Nvidia graphics card enable the Livna repository grab and install the appropriate rpm. 3. Run "system-config-display --reconfigure" to properly configure your video card and display.
