Can not start X windows

m2azer · 12-15-2004, 11:41 AM

hi,

my pc can not start X windows: the error is
X: error while loading shared libraries: libz.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
INIT: id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes"

and it keeps on looping. i can login in text mode and tried to type X samething happens.

I am new to linux and using FC1

Thanks for your help in advance

FLOODS · 12-15-2004, 11:46 AM

the command you would want is startx

and it looks like you have some broken libraries.
I'd recommend using yum and doing a yum install xorg
should find all the deps you need etc.
if nothing else, pop in the cd and install from there.

m2azer · 12-15-2004, 11:52 AM

Thanks for the reply
i tried startx and i am getting the same error
and when i try to execute yum it gave me the a traceback of my recent call then importError: libz.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

i think its messed up very good this time

if anybody else got ideas about this problem please let me know. i don't want to start from scratch plus i would like to know how to fix it if it was a real job related issue.

thanks

sigsegv · 12-15-2004, 11:55 AM

You need to install the zlib rpm

FLOODS · 12-15-2004, 11:57 AM

searched google.. may have found the package you need.
I also found a discussion about XFree86 and someone else had this problem, all they had to do was install the package.

here's the discussion
http://www.spinics.net/lists/xfree86/msg09245.html

and here is the package I believe you need
ftp://fubphpc.tu-graz.ac.at/pub/redh...1.4-8.i386.rpm

sigsegv · 12-15-2004, 01:27 PM

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