Can't Start XServer

[Vladimir Kosovac]

What happens if you run

Xorg -</path/to/xorg.conf>

V

On 9/26/06, Rian <rian.castillo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> After running the sytem-config-display (same with the one I was mentioning
> awhile back), the program created a conf file @ /etc/X11, but when I try
> to
> start X Windows, it still looks for the conf file at these locations (see
> below) and not in /etc/X11. I even tried copying /etc/X11/xorg.conf to the
> said directories all to no avail. What seems to be the problem?
>
> //XF86Config
> /etc/XF86Config
> /usr/X11R6/lib/XF86Config.PortalServer01.in.svi.ph
> /usr/X11R6/lib/XF86Config
>
> On 9/25/06, Vladimir Kosovac <vkosovac at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Your config file should be /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> >
> > On RHEL4 you need to run `system-config-display` - usually sorts
> > everything.
> > If that fails, run:
> >
> > Xorg -configure
> >
> > and follow instructions.
> >
> > V
> >
> > On 9/26/06, Rian <rian.castillo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > I'm using RHEL 4 ES, power tripped a while back and when Linux starts
> up
> > > it
> > > shows this error:
> > >
> > > I cannot start the X server <http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/#> (your
> > > graphical interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly.
> > would
> > > you like to view the X server output to diagnose the problem? (Y/N)
> > >
> > > I then tried running the configuration program and this is what it
> found
> > > out:
> > >
> > > Could not find config file
> > > tried
> > > //XF86Config
> > > /etc/XF86Config
> > > /usr/X11R6/lib/XF86Config.PortalServer01.in.svi.ph
> > > /usr/X11R6/lib/XF86Config
> > >
> > > The configuration program then finished but the error still persists..
> > Can
> > > anyone help?
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