Help - X does not start. Error messages cryptic

The same thing I would have thought from before. Your video
configuration is probably messed up a little somewhere.

Keyser Soze wrote:
>
> I made a log file, but am yet unable to forward it to you. I can, however,
> start the x server by simply typing #X. Of course, there's no desktop but
> it's something. Does this tell you anything?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rusty Carruth" <rustyc@user2.inficad.com>
> To: "PLUG" <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 8:29 AM
> Subject: Re: Help - X does not start. Error messages cryptic
>
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Mark Berkwitt wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Upon each following reboot and attempt to boot X:
> > >
> > > #startx
> > > execve failed for /etc/X11/X (errno 2)
> > > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> > > giving up
> > > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connecct to X server
> > > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
> > >
> > > What does this mean, and what can I do to fix it?
> >
> > Well, in order to answer that, we'll need the ENTIRE pile of
> > junk that startx should be giving you. You will need to
> > do something like
> >
> > startx > /tmp/xlog 2>&1
> >
> > then when it fails, either send the entire thing here to
> > the plug list, or just send it to me and if I cannot
> > figure it out I'll send it to the plug list. Remember-
> > replying to this message will almost certainly send your
> > answer to the plug list - you'll have to send to the
> > from address in the header (rustyc <at> inficad.com,
> > probably)
> >
> > rusty
> >
> >
> >
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