On Thursday 26 April 2001 14:37, you wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> Unfortunately, when I type the command
>
> #service xfs restart
>
> I get FAILED.
>
> Similarly, when I type
>
> #/etc/rc.d/init.d/./xfs restart
>
> I also get FAILED.
>
> Same thing happens whether I type the command as user or root.
>
> And the same also for the command "startx" as user or root.
>
> When I type /etc/rc.d/init.d/./xfs status
>
> I get
>
> xfs is dead, but pid file exists.
>
> When I reboot, I get green OK check marks for everything, including
>
> Restarting X font Server.
>
> I feel trapped in the console and have no idea what the problem is or
> how to solve it.
>
> Thanks so very much.
>
> Benjamin
Well I had the same problem some time ago with a Mandrake 7.1, it had
appeared after I did some modifications I don't remember.
Here are some clues.
First there was a file in /var/lock/subsys/ called xfs which you might want
to remove to stop the thing properly.
Then try launching xfs by hand. I mean not using the script.
The command should be something like
%> /usr/X11R6/bin/xfs -port -1 -daemon
check the man page.
Then try startx. As far as I remember this worked for me and on the next
reboot everything was fine again. But as I said it was some time ago.
Aris
