HELP! :( Problem RH 7.0 with X

[tachyonism]

I was trying to install the newest version of ximian gnome, but I got an error message saying it cannot be installed en so on.

I dunno why, but after I reboot my PC the gpm won't start, and my screen blinking like crazy :(.

Anyone knows how to reinstall the whole X stuffs ?
Would upgrading to 7.1 X environment be helpfull ?

Thanks for any reply! :)

tachyonism.. simplicity

[fancypiper]

It's not a good idea to boot into a GUI login because when the fonserver for x gets misconfigured, this happens.

Boot linux 3 or linux single to be able to login to the command line so that you are able to fix things when they get broken.

Edit your /etc/inittab so that you boot into the command line rather than into GUI. Here is the relevant section for my distro (RedHat6.2):


# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
# 1 - Single user mode
# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
# 3 - Full multiuser mode
# 4 - unused
# 5 - X11
# 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:3:initdefault:


The bottom line is the impotrant ones, the others (#) are comments.

<STRONG>
Anyone knows how to reinstall the whole X stuffs ?
Would upgrading to 7.1 X environment be helpfull ?
</STRONG>

You probably just need to reconfigure your fontserver (which it was probably attempting to change during the upgrade). The True Type font NHF will guide you in configuring the fontserver.

I use the setup utility for this, but there are other tools if that doesn't work.

After you get x up and running again, you can upgrade by downloading the red-carpet rpm and installing that. Then subscribe to the Ximian GNOME Desktop and upgrading just a package or 2 at a time, then letting it upgrade. Make sure you exit it gracefully and not by killing it and you can get it upgraded easier.

[ 29 June 2001: Message edited by: fancypiper ]

[ 29 June 2001: Message edited by: fancypiper ]

[tachyonism]

Thanks you so much!
I'll try it step by step, and I let you know how it's going.

Thanks again.

tachyonism

[tachyonism]

It's working! :)
Thanks for your help.

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