Bryan, thanks a lot for reply. I tried to set the permission to the new /tmp to 777. startx as root, still get the same result. the error msg are as followed:
_Font TransSocketUNIXConnect - can't connect:error=111 failed to set default path 'unix/:-1' Fatal server error could not open default font 'fixed' I also install the font server but still the same. What can I do still? thank you Ben On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Bryan K. Walton wrote: > Recreate /tmp and make sure that the permissions are set correctly so that > users other than root can read the directory. > > -Bryan > > > > On Sat, Oct 28, 2000 at 04:28:21PM -0400, Benjamin F. Zhou wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I got a message saying the file system on which /tmp is located is full. > > > > Thinking /tmp contains only temperary files, I deleted them all. But after > > that > > I can no longer start X. I can still run Xconfigurator and configured > > successfully. > > But startx keeps failing. > > > > what should I reinstall? I want to avoid reinstalling from scratch. > > > > thanks a lot for your hint > > > > Ben > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Bryan K. Walton > Network Operations Center Analyst > Berbee > 5520 Research Park Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53711 > 608.288.3000 > > Berbee...putting the E in business > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
