On Sun, 22 Sep 2002, molossermom wrote:
> i just installed linux (rh 7.3) on a second machine , i was getting a cmos checksum error, i put in a new battery, still get it. restored the defaults and get past it to the beginning redhat linux screen, then when the
> local host login screen comes on; it flashes really fast, too fast to let you log in .
> if i do a cntrl-alt-del it says
> "init: id "x" respawning too fast"
>
> should i just re-install the whole thing?
> thanks,
nah, that message just means that X isnt set up correctly. at the boot
prompt, type 'linux init 3'. this will get you to a text-based login.
login as your regular user, then type 'startx'. theoretically, X will
start, then crash. Then you can look through the /var/log/XFree86.0.log
(or whatever it is) and find out what the problem is.
David
> betty i.
>
> obsevare porta non oportet fila domestica
> (no need to watch the door, with a fila in the house)
> visit http://wolfila.homestead.com
>
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