may 20-may21 still cant get X going, despite several attempts at reinstalling using purchased f10 dvd. last time:reeinstalled f10 choosing more groups, recalled had to do yum install system-config-display system-config-display --reconfig still no X still see as last boot message Starting anacron then screen goes blank as if trying to bring up X I then via ctrl-alt-f2 to get to a console log in in /var/log: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42733 2009-05-21 04:33 Xorg.0.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 739 2009-05-21 04:30 Xorg.setup.log [root@localhost log]# less Xorg.setup.log X.Org X Server 1.5.3 Release Date: 5 November 2008 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5 i686 Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686 # 1 SMP Tue Nov 18 12:19:59 EST 2008 i686 Build Date: 16 November 2008 08:29:02PM Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.5.3-5.fc10 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org . (++) Log file: "/dev/null", Time: Thu May 21 04:30:38 2009 (++) Using config file: "/tmp/tmpeqXhEbxorg.config" ------------ root@localhost log]# grep EE Xorg.0.log (EE) Unable to locate/open config file [root@localhost log]# grep -i failed X* nothing [root@localhost log]# grep -i fatal X* nothing [root@localhost log]# grep WW Xorg.0.log (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa [root@localhost log]# that config file EE looks ominous but it seems the system uses defaults: root@localhost log]# grep -i monitor Xorg.0.log (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default mga Screen 0". Using a default monitor configuration. (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0". Using a default monitor configuration. (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0". Using a default monitor configuration. (II) MGA(0): I2C Monitor info: (nil) (II) MGA(0): end of I2C Monitor info (II) MGA(0): DDC Monitor info: (nil) (II) MGA(0): end of DDC Monitor info (II) MGA(0): VBE DDC Monitor info: 0x8a94868 (II) MGA(0): Monitor name: NSH1117K (II) MGA(0): end of VBE DDC Monitor info (II) MGA(0): <default monitor>: Using hsync range of 30.00-108.00 kHz (II) MGA(0): <default monitor>: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-160.00 Hz (II) MGA(0): <default monitor>: Using maximum pixel clock of 330.00 MHz [root@localhost log]# so I try startx: root@localhost ~]# startx xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.2903 xauth: creating new authority file /root/.Xauthority xauth: creating new authority file /root/.Xauthority Fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0 If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again. xinit: Server error. --- so i follow directions [root@localhost ~]# rm /tmp/.X0-lock rm: remove regular file `/tmp/.X0-lock'? y [root@localhost ~]# startx xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.2924 _XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running Fatal server error: Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already r unning xinit: Server error. [root@localhost ~]# no help I get similar responses if I try using say xorg.conf from my recent centos5.3 install: [on this same computer, no trouble at all.] Details differ, but still no X any ideas? I am about to give up on f10 Could I expect different response if i d/l iso instead of using this f10 dvd? tia Jack -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines