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Linux Windows problem

Adeyinka
10-10-2003, 05:00 PM
Hi,
I gat these massages after typing the command

startx


Fatal server error:
server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again

Xlib connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key giving up
X init :unable to connect toX server
Xinit No such process (errorno 3); server error
Can you plese assist?

:grinthumb :cool:

MattG
10-11-2003, 01:14 AM
Sounds like Xwindows is already running under display 0, tty0.

Try to CTRL + f1 to that...see if you have X there.

Remove that file they tell you too and then try again.

just rm /tmp/.X0-lock

Let us know if that works =]

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10-11-2003, 01:14 AM
  

Adeyinka
10-11-2003, 03:13 AM
Hi
I got same message
The system boot up to Xwindowsaccepted log in and password then got hung again

Thanks

Nodsu
10-11-2003, 06:09 AM
X is started by default under TTY under ctrl+F7

The X security messages suggest that X is running under different use credentials.

When and why are you trying to run that startx command anyway?

Adeyinka
10-13-2003, 07:33 AM
Thanks Nodsu

The reason is b'cos I want to get to The GUI working

go through the former tread will actually give a view of what went wrong
The system boot up to Xwindowsaccepted log in and password then got hung
Thanks

Nodsu
10-14-2003, 12:51 AM
OK

Have you tried changing the session type in the login window?
When X hangs, you can kill it with Vtrl+alt+backspace. You should do it before attempting to run X again.

Can you run a plain X server?
Boot into the X runlevel, kill the X you have running. At the command prompt run "X :0". This will give you a X server with no window manager. If that runs then you know the problem is with Gnome or KDE.

wicka_wicka
10-19-2003, 01:57 AM
Type "telinit 4" (without quotes) and see if you get into X. It seems that it's already started up.

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