yes the root login has been enabled....... however i am replying using my user account.......... so there must be some misconfiguration of the root's xserver account........... so i logged in as root in safe mode and tried "startx"
here is the error i got......... perhaps this could point the error?
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XFree86 Version 4.3.99.902 (4.4.0 RC 2)
Release Date: 18 December 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE
Current Operating System: Linux linux 2.6.4-52-default #1 Wed Apr 7 02:08:30 UTC 2004 i686
Build Date: 23 August 2004
Changelog Date: 29 February 2004
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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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Nov 2 09:22:44 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Symbol drmGetVersion from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/sis_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol drmCommandWrite from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/sis_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol drmFreeVersion from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/sis_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol drmFreeVersion from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/sis_drv.o is unresolved!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID, removing from list!
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this is the error report i got please do have a look and tell me whether there is any error in the configurations...........