On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Mark Vojkovich wrote: >On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hello >> >> I am getting the message "I cannot start the X server (your graphical >> interface) It is likely that it is not set up corectly. Would you like >> to view the X server output to diagnose the problem?" <snip> >> The software is RHL rel 8.0, kernel 2.4.18-18.8.0 on an i686 and I'll >> attach the Xfree86.log file. >> >> I am new to Linux. Any help or redirection will be much appreciated. > > You need to start your font server (xfs). > > In my opinion, the configuration program that came with your >distribution is broken for configuring the server to require one, >yet not ensuring that one was running. >
Hmm, my default configured Red Hat 8.0 box runs "xfs" just fine after being configured with "redhat-config-xfree86". The OP must have explicitly switched off "xfs" for whatever runlevel he's in. What he needs to do is to become familiar with the "/sbin/service" command and also with "/sbin/chkconfig" and to ensure that "xfs" is toggled to "on" in runlevels 3 and 5. Information can be found on this subject in the copious and well-written Red Hat 8.0 manuals that come with the distribution and are available under GNOMEMenu->Documentation. An examination of the archives of this mailing list at marc.theaimsgroup will also reveal the answer to this question. HTH, Oisin Feeley _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
