FC2 upgrade-X problem

[Bob Chiodini]

On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 00:16, Ralph Jones wrote:
> I've just upgraded an FC1 installation to FC2,and run into a problem 
> getting the X server to launch.
> 
> The system had been running Gnome on an ATI Rage 128. After the upgrade, if 
> I try to boot into run level 5, the X server tries repeatedly and endlessly 
> to start, usually displaying a blank dark-blue hi-res screen with an X 
> cursor in the center.
> 
> I've changed inittab to boot into run level 3. From there, if I try to do 
> init 5, I get the same result. However, I can command startx from the 
> run-level 3 prompt, and the X server comes right up with my old Gnome settings.
> 
> Next, I made up a test script that runs all the start scripts in rc5.d. 
> When I run that, it starts up all the services associated with run level 5 
> -- the Samba server shows up on the network, and so forth -- and I am no 
> longer able to run startx. However, if I remove the xfs start script from 
> this script, I'm again able to bring up startx.
> 
> Next, I tried removing the xfs startup script from rc5.d and booting into 
> run level 5...and that put me back where I started. I still can't get the X 
> server up except by running startx from the text prompt.
> 
> Suggestions? Thanks...
> 
> rj

RJ,


This almost smells like a permissions problem.  A couple of things to
look for/try:

1) What does /var/log/Xorg.0.log indicate after you try to init 5?  

2) Check your /etc/X11/fs/config and verify there are no bogus leftovers
from FC1.

3) At runlevel 3 and with xfs stopped, try deleting /tmp/.font-unix,
restart xfs and init 5.  Also /tmp/.X11-unix and /tmp/.X0-lock if the
.font-unix does not fix it.

Bob...
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