Linux/Unix - Linux X windows doesn't boot up!!

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Linux X windows doesn't boot up!!

supergoku0

2002-08-28, 1:28 am

Hi all,

I've tried installing Rehat 7.2 on my desktop and it seemed to work yesterday(though very slow in x windows mode). Today I cannot enter X windows mode but only the text mode works. Once I run "startx" from text mode redhat fails but only the blank wallpaper and a small "cross" appear on the screen.

I tried to re-install redhat 7.2 but still in vain. Have you seen that or is it a hardware issue?

Thanks in advance,
Goku

Mr. Linux Guy

2002-09-18, 11:17 am

Did you rerun Xconfigurator?

namrak

2002-09-18, 12:26 pm

It sounds like its hardware related especially if you say that text mode works fine. Are you trying to install Red Hat on a limited system? I've found that Red Hat 7.2 has a fairly robust installation program detecting everything but a crappy winmodem. Would swapping out video cards work for this?

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