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mr_proton 10-23-2008 03:24 AM

x - server problem( no graphical mode)
 
x server doesnt started automatically and neither it is starting manually through startx command.
even at the time of installation i installed RHEL5 through text mode.

startx displaying following errors:

data incomplete in file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
at least one device section is required
(EE)problem parsing the config file
(EE)error parsing the config file

fatal server error:
no screen found
XIO: fatal IO error 104(connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

please help it feels like handicapped w/o GUI

james.farrow 10-23-2008 03:33 AM

As root type system-config-display
Then make sure 5 is the default runlevel on boot.

mr_proton 10-23-2008 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by james.farrow (Post 3319488)
As root type system-config-display
Then make sure 5 is the default runlevel on boot.

no it didnt worked

couldnt start x server on card 0
couldnt start x server on card 1

james.farrow 10-23-2008 06:00 AM

Drop to runlevel 3 by typing as root init 3
then try commands again.
What is the output of lspci -v

mr_proton 10-25-2008 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by james.farrow (Post 3319566)
Drop to runlevel 3 by typing as root init 3
then try commands again.
What is the output of lspci -v

the output of lspci -v related to graphics controller is as follows

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics controller (rev 03)(prog-if 00[VGA})
subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company unknown device 30d9
Flags: bus master,fast devsel,latency 0, IRQ 11
.
.
I/O ports at 30b0

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company unknown device 30d9
Flags: bus master,fast devsel,latency 0

james.farrow 10-25-2008 09:59 AM

try X -configure as root in the root directory
then type X and get it to use the new xorg.conf in /root


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