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Old 10-06-2007, 02:50 AM   #1
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unable to start X-server check this


[root@localhost tmp]# startx
xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.3355


X Window System Version 7.1.1
Release Date: 12 May 2006
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-42.ELsmp i686 Red Hat, Inc.
Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.18-8.el5xen #1 SMP Fri Jan 26 14:42:21 EST 2007 i686
Build Date: 09 January 2007
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.1.1-48.13.el5
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Oct 9 18:47:07 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(EE) I810(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI.
(EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
localuser:root being added to access control list
No profile for user 'root' found
gnome-session: you're already running a session manager
FreeFontPath: FPE "unix/:7100" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.
 
Old 10-06-2007, 08:18 PM   #2
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gnome-session: you're already running a session manager
You might have an orphaned X session file. As root, type:
Code:
# echo $SESSION_MANAGER
If this returns a file listed in the /tmp directory, delete it.
 
  


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