I'm using Slackware 10.1 with KDE. As root, I can startx with no problem. However as an ordinary user x starts up then immediately shuts down. The following is an exercpt from the log file /var/log/X.org.log:
_XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
_XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/jupiter:0
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6
X Window System Version 6.8.1
Release Date: 17 September 2004
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.1
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.29 i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux jupiter 2.4.29 #6 Thu Jan 20 16:30:37 PST 2005 i686
Build Date: 23 January 2005
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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: Fri Mar 18 18:01:40 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Simple Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen 1" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "My Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "VESA Framebuffer"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/".
Entry deleted from font path.
(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/").
Does anyone have a suggestion as to what the problem might be?