RH9

My linux box is behaving badly and I'm not sure what to do. Its been running for a year without a problem

The initial part of the boot process appears to work with a number of statements appearing followed by OK, but it won't present a text or graphical login. When the text login appears it then disappears 4-seconds later followed by a blank screen then reappears and continue in this loop.

Previously with would boot to the graphical login screen.

The odd thing is that the web services appears to be running as I can access them over the local network or from the Internet. FTP is up but telnet reports the root password is incorrect and any other account I use is reported as expired.

I tried booting from the origional RH CD and performing an upgrade but the problem remains and I can't access my web mail.

The only other information I can give is that when I now look at the terminal login screen there a whole page of MAC addresses looking like:

IN=eth0 OUT=ff:ff:ff:ff:ff.. DST=213.152.44.87 LEN=78 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x0 TTL=128...

This is continoius printed down the screen.

I also noticed a similar reference during boot followed by ntpd FAILED, but as this is to do with accessing the timeserver I ignore it.

I'm completely lost and would appreciate any help. My PC doesn't have a floppy drive so I never created a boot recovery disk. I'm reluctant to rebuild as I have valuable data stored in Open Mail which I can no longer access.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Graham. UK

Sounds to me like X just isn't starting up right. Can you try having it boot to single-user mode (try adding the command line parameter "single" to the kernel when booting), or boot off of a liveCD / emergencyCD, and look at X's log?

(It should be somewhere under /var/log)

Hi, I don't know how to interact with the boot process but using ftp I've captured the contents of two logs. The first one seems interesting. Does it help and what do I need to do to correct the fault.

Thanks

Graham.UK



XFree86.setup.log

XFree86 Version 4.3.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.3.0-2)
Release Date: 27 February 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-3bigmem i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 27 February 2003
Build Host: porky.devel.redhat.com

Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.20-8 (bhcompile@stripples.devel.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Thu Mar 13 16:42:56 EST 2003
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(++) Log file: "/dev/null", Time: Wed Aug 24 23:06:57 2005
(++) Using config file: "/tmp/@2740.0xf86config"
Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'

When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/dev/null".
Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org.


boot.log

Aug 24 00:19:13 econnections dd: 1+0 records in
Aug 24 00:19:13 econnections dd: 1+0 records out
Aug 24 00:19:13 econnections random: Saving random seed: succeeded
Aug 24 00:19:14 econnections portmap: portmap shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:48 econnections syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:48 econnections syslog: klogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:49 econnections portmap: portmap startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:49 econnections keytable: Loading keymap:
Aug 24 00:20:49 econnections keytable: ^[[60G
Aug 24 00:20:49 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 00:20:49 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 00:20:49 econnections rc: Starting keytable: succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:49 econnections random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:50 econnections netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:50 econnections autofs: automount startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:45 econnections network: Bringing up interface eth0: succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:45 econnections firestarter: Flushing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:45 econnections firestarter: Clearing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:45 econnections firestarter: Zeroing all current rules: succeeded
Aug 24 00:20:53 econnections xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:02 econnections ntpd: failed
Aug 24 00:21:02 econnections ntpd: ntpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:02 econnections vsftpd: true startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:03 econnections mysqld: Starting MySQL: succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:05 econnections sendmail: sendmail startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:05 econnections sendmail: sm-client startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:05 econnections gpm: gpm startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:12 econnections httpd: httpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:13 econnections crond: crond startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:16 econnections xfs: xfs startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:17 econnections anacron: anacron startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:17 econnections atd: atd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:17 econnections rhnsd: rhnsd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:21:17 econnections bulldog: Bulldog Plus : Copyright (c) 2001, Belkin Components.
Aug 24 00:21:18 econnections bulldog: Starting upsd ...
Aug 24 00:21:18 econnections bulldog: done.
Aug 24 00:21:18 econnections rc: Starting bulldog: succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:52 econnections rhnsd: rhnsd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:52 econnections anacron: anacron shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:52 econnections atd: atd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:52 econnections rc: Stopping keytable: succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:53 econnections xfs: xfs shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:53 econnections mysqld: Stopping MySQL: succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:53 econnections gpm: gpm shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:56 econnections httpd: httpd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:56 econnections sendmail: sendmail shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:56 econnections sendmail: sm-client shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:56 econnections vsftpd: vsftpd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:57 econnections xinetd: xinetd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:57 econnections crond: crond shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:57 econnections ntpd: ntpd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:58 econnections dd: 1+0 records in
Aug 24 00:55:58 econnections dd: 1+0 records out
Aug 24 00:55:58 econnections random: Saving random seed: succeeded
Aug 24 00:55:58 econnections portmap: portmap shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:31 econnections syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:31 econnections syslog: klogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:32 econnections portmap: portmap startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:32 econnections keytable: Loading keymap:
Aug 24 00:57:32 econnections keytable: ^[[60G
Aug 24 00:57:32 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 00:57:32 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 00:57:32 econnections rc: Starting keytable: succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:32 econnections random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:33 econnections netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:33 econnections autofs: automount startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:28 econnections network: Bringing up interface eth0: succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:28 econnections firestarter: Flushing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:28 econnections firestarter: Clearing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:28 econnections firestarter: Zeroing all current rules: succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:36 econnections xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:45 econnections ntpd: failed
Aug 24 00:57:45 econnections ntpd: ntpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:45 econnections vsftpd: true startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:46 econnections mysqld: Starting MySQL: succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:48 econnections sendmail: sendmail startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:48 econnections sendmail: sm-client startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:48 econnections gpm: gpm startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:53 econnections httpd: httpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:54 econnections crond: crond startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:56 econnections xfs: xfs startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:56 econnections anacron: anacron startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:57 econnections atd: atd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:57 econnections rhnsd: rhnsd startup succeeded
Aug 24 00:57:57 econnections bulldog: Bulldog Plus : Copyright (c) 2001, Belkin Components.
Aug 24 00:57:57 econnections bulldog: Starting upsd ...
Aug 24 00:57:57 econnections bulldog: done.
Aug 24 00:57:57 econnections rc: Starting bulldog: succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:20 econnections rhnsd: rhnsd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:20 econnections atd: atd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:20 econnections rc: Stopping keytable: succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:21 econnections xfs: xfs shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:21 econnections mysqld: Stopping MySQL: succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:21 econnections gpm: gpm shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:29 econnections httpd: httpd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:29 econnections sendmail: sendmail shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:29 econnections sendmail: sm-client shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:29 econnections vsftpd: vsftpd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:30 econnections xinetd: xinetd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:30 econnections crond: crond shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:30 econnections ntpd: ntpd shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:31 econnections dd: 1+0 records in
Aug 24 22:47:31 econnections dd: 1+0 records out
Aug 24 22:47:31 econnections random: Saving random seed: succeeded
Aug 24 22:47:31 econnections portmap: portmap shutdown succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:04 econnections syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:04 econnections syslog: klogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:05 econnections portmap: portmap startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:05 econnections keytable: Loading keymap:
Aug 24 22:49:05 econnections keytable: ^[[60G
Aug 24 22:49:05 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 22:49:05 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 22:49:05 econnections rc: Starting keytable: succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:05 econnections random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:06 econnections netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:06 econnections autofs: automount startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:01 econnections network: Bringing up interface eth0: succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:01 econnections firestarter: Flushing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:01 econnections firestarter: Clearing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:01 econnections firestarter: Zeroing all current rules: succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:09 econnections xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:18 econnections ntpd: failed
Aug 24 22:49:18 econnections ntpd: ntpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:18 econnections vsftpd: true startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:19 econnections mysqld: Starting MySQL: succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:21 econnections sendmail: sendmail startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:21 econnections sendmail: sm-client startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:21 econnections gpm: gpm startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:25 econnections httpd: httpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:26 econnections crond: crond startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:31 econnections xfs: xfs startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:31 econnections anacron: anacron startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:31 econnections atd: atd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:32 econnections rhnsd: rhnsd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:49:32 econnections bulldog: Bulldog Plus : Copyright (c) 2001, Belkin Components.
Aug 24 22:49:32 econnections bulldog: Starting upsd ...
Aug 24 22:49:32 econnections bulldog: done.
Aug 24 22:49:32 econnections rc: Starting bulldog: succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:28 econnections syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:28 econnections syslog: klogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:28 econnections portmap: portmap startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:28 econnections keytable: Loading keymap:
Aug 24 22:53:28 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 22:53:28 econnections keytable: Loading system font:
Aug 24 22:53:28 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 22:53:28 econnections rc: Starting keytable: succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:28 econnections random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:29 econnections netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:29 econnections autofs: automount startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:24 econnections network: Bringing up interface eth0: succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:24 econnections firestarter: Flushing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:24 econnections firestarter: Clearing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:24 econnections firestarter: Zeroing all current rules: succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:32 econnections xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:41 econnections ntpd: failed
Aug 24 22:53:41 econnections ntpd: ntpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:41 econnections vsftpd: true startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:41 econnections mysqld: Starting MySQL: succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:43 econnections sendmail: sendmail startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:44 econnections sendmail: sm-client startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:44 econnections gpm: gpm startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:48 econnections httpd: httpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:49 econnections crond: crond startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:52 econnections xfs: xfs startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:52 econnections anacron: anacron startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:52 econnections atd: atd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:53 econnections rhnsd: rhnsd startup succeeded
Aug 24 22:53:53 econnections bulldog: Bulldog Plus : Copyright (c) 2001, Belkin Components.
Aug 24 22:53:53 econnections bulldog: Starting upsd ...
Aug 24 22:53:53 econnections bulldog: done.
Aug 24 22:53:53 econnections rc: Starting bulldog: succeeded
Aug 24 23:03:26 econnections syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:03:26 econnections syslog: klogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:03:26 econnections portmap: portmap startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:03:26 econnections keytable: Loading keymap:
Aug 24 23:03:26 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 23:03:26 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 23:03:26 econnections rc: Starting keytable: succeeded
Aug 24 23:03:27 econnections random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
Aug 24 23:03:27 econnections netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
Aug 24 23:03:27 econnections autofs: automount startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:03:26 econnections firestarter: Applying Firestarter configuration succeeded
Aug 24 23:03:30 econnections xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:11 econnections ntpd: failed
Aug 24 23:04:11 econnections ntpd: ntpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:11 econnections vsftpd: true startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:11 econnections mysqld: Starting MySQL: succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:13 econnections sendmail: sendmail startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:13 econnections sendmail: sm-client startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:14 econnections gpm: gpm startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:19 econnections httpd: httpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:20 econnections crond: crond startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:22 econnections xfs: xfs startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:22 econnections anacron: anacron startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:22 econnections atd: atd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:23 econnections rhnsd: rhnsd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:04:23 econnections bulldog: Bulldog Plus : Copyright (c) 2001, Belkin Components.
Aug 24 23:04:23 econnections bulldog: Starting upsd ...
Aug 24 23:04:23 econnections bulldog: done.
Aug 24 23:04:23 econnections rc: Starting bulldog: succeeded
Aug 24 23:10:20 econnections syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:10:20 econnections syslog: klogd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:10:20 econnections portmap: portmap startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:10:20 econnections keytable: Loading keymap:
Aug 24 23:10:20 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 23:10:20 econnections keytable: Loading system font:
Aug 24 23:10:20 econnections keytable:
Aug 24 23:10:20 econnections rc: Starting keytable: succeeded
Aug 24 23:10:21 econnections random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
Aug 24 23:10:21 econnections netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
Aug 24 23:10:21 econnections autofs: automount startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:10:20 econnections firestarter: Applying Firestarter configuration succeeded
Aug 24 23:10:24 econnections xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:05 econnections ntpd: failed
Aug 24 23:11:05 econnections ntpd: ntpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:05 econnections vsftpd: true startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:05 econnections mysqld: Starting MySQL: succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:07 econnections sendmail: sendmail startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:07 econnections sendmail: sm-client startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:08 econnections gpm: gpm startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:12 econnections httpd: httpd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:13 econnections crond: crond startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:16 econnections xfs: xfs startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:17 econnections anacron: anacron startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:17 econnections atd: atd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:18 econnections rhnsd: rhnsd startup succeeded
Aug 24 23:11:18 econnections bulldog: Bulldog Plus : Copyright (c) 2001, Belkin Components.
Aug 24 23:11:19 econnections bulldog: Starting upsd ...
Aug 24 23:11:19 econnections bulldog: done.
Aug 24 23:11:19 econnections rc: Starting bulldog: succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:00 econnections syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:00 econnections syslog: klogd startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:01 econnections portmap: portmap startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:01 econnections keytable: Loading keymap:
Aug 25 01:06:01 econnections keytable:
Aug 25 01:06:01 econnections keytable:
Aug 25 01:06:01 econnections rc: Starting keytable: succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:01 econnections random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:01 econnections netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:02 econnections autofs: automount startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:05:57 econnections network: Bringing up interface eth0: succeeded
Aug 25 01:05:57 econnections firestarter: Flushing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
Aug 25 01:05:57 econnections firestarter: Clearing all current rules and user defined chains: succeeded
Aug 25 01:05:57 econnections firestarter: Zeroing all current rules: succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:05 econnections xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:14 econnections ntpd: failed
Aug 25 01:06:14 econnections ntpd: ntpd startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:14 econnections vsftpd: true startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:14 econnections mysqld: Starting MySQL: succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:16 econnections sendmail: sendmail startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:17 econnections sendmail: sm-client startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:17 econnections gpm: gpm startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:22 econnections httpd: httpd startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:23 econnections crond: crond startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:28 econnections xfs: xfs startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:28 econnections anacron: anacron startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:29 econnections atd: atd startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:29 econnections rhnsd: rhnsd startup succeeded
Aug 25 01:06:29 econnections bulldog: Bulldog Plus : Copyright (c) 2001, Belkin Components.
Aug 25 01:06:29 econnections bulldog: Starting upsd ...
Aug 25 01:06:29 econnections bulldog: done.
Aug 25 01:06:29 econnections rc: Starting bulldog: succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:38 econnections syslog: syslogd startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:38 econnections syslog: klogd startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:38 econnections portmap: portmap startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:38 econnections keytable: Loading keymap:
Aug 25 02:33:38 econnections keytable: ^[[60G
Aug 25 02:33:39 econnections keytable:
Aug 25 02:33:39 econnections keytable: Loading system font:
Aug 25 02:33:39 econnections keytable:
Aug 25 02:33:39 econnections rc: Starting keytable: succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:39 econnections random: Initializing random number generator: succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:39 econnections netfs: Mounting other filesystems: succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:39 econnections autofs: automount startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:38 econnections firestarter: Applying Firestarter configuration succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:43 econnections xinetd: xinetd startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:51 econnections ntpd: failed
Aug 25 02:33:51 econnections ntpd: ntpd startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:52 econnections vsftpd: true startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:52 econnections mysqld: Starting MySQL: succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:54 econnections sendmail: sendmail startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:54 econnections sendmail: sm-client startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:33:54 econnections gpm: gpm startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:34:00 econnections httpd: httpd startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:34:01 econnections crond: crond startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:34:03 econnections xfs: xfs startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:34:03 econnections anacron: anacron startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:34:03 econnections atd: atd startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:34:03 econnections rhnsd: rhnsd startup succeeded
Aug 25 02:34:04 econnections bulldog: Bulldog Plus : Copyright (c) 2001, Belkin Components.
Aug 25 02:34:04 econnections bulldog: Starting upsd ...
Aug 25 02:34:04 econnections bulldog: done.
Aug 25 02:34:04 econnections rc: Starting bulldog: succeeded

I honestly am not sure what to do. Maybe a font file became corrupted?

Maybe the solution would be to replace a lot of your main system files with the ones (which should be identical) from the package files - but I don't really know how to do this on Redhat, let alone without booting into redhat (doing it from a rescue CD).

Do you know how to do this, or does anyone else have any ideas?

So X is causing this? Here looks like the reasons and fix for this prob.

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archiv...p/t-23000.html

Thanks, the article was useful and as suggested I searched for unix/:7100 problems on the Internet.

Apparently, the cause of the problem was lack of disk space. I cleaned up my filesystem, did a reboot and whow!!! its working again.

Thanks everyone for your help.