Non of the three things you are seeing are related. 1. Your startx creates an .Xauthority for you. 2. You are seeing the error message because you appearantly don't have ipv6. 3. You need to check yourself where the start process hangs. I'd suggest you start with 'startx'. Hint: to trace a shell script you can add: 'set -x'
Egbert. Alf C Stockton writes: > I have just compiled and installed XFree86 Version 4.3.99.8 on my Dell > Inspiron 2600 and when I run startx I get :- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ startx > Using authority file /home/alf/.Xauthority > Writing authority file /home/alf/.Xauthority > > Until I hit Ctrl-C, XFree86 gets no further. However if I hit Ctrl-C, XFree86 > runs fine. > > What is going on ? What is .Xauthority and why do I need it ? > > Is it possible that this has anything to do with inetv6 as I have also seen the > following at the beginning of the /var/log/XFree86.0.log. > > _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to determine socket type for inetv6 > _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inetv6/puppypad:0 > _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inetv6 > > This btw is running on Linux Slackware 9.0 kernel 2.4.20. > > BTW2 I installed this to fix the Alt-Ctrl-Fn crash I was getting and it seems to > have achieved that. > > > > --- > > Regards, > Alf Stockton www.stockton.co.za > > Workers of the world, arise! You have nothing to lose but your > chairs. > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
