X crashed

chem1 · 06-12-2003, 08:13 PM

This evening as I started my Red Hat box, it refused to start the X-server. The error was:
Failed to load module "pcidata". Exiting!

Till yesterday everything was working fione. Anyone has any idea what might be wrong and how this can be fixed?

Thankx in advance...

chem1 · 06-13-2003, 06:39 PM

SO no one knows , eh?

Anyways, my fears were not unfounded. X Server is still a VERY unstable product(not unlike osme others, especially LILO) and will do certain "goofy" things with your system.
I solved the above problem by putting in the Red Hat CD and opting for an upgrade. Then I selected all the XFree86 packages (devels included) and installed them. Everything went fine and the display came back.

Hopefully that helps....