Xwindows locking up on boot

[Randolph Jones]

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  Re: Xwindows locking up on boot

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    * /From/: jludwig <wralphie comcast net>
    * /To/: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list redhat com>
    * /Subject/: Re: Xwindows locking up on boot
    * /Date/: Sat, 14 May 2005 15:03:44 -0400

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On Saturday 14 May 2005 02:10 pm, Randolph Jones wrote:
> jludwig wrote:
> >On Saturday 14 May 2005 01:08 am, Randolph Jones wrote:
> >>I have FC3 2.6.11.7. I have been ok for some time, and recently
> >>my system fails on boot every other boot
> >>the x window starts and fails at hardware check, requiring
> >>poweroff and restart
> >>next boot is ok, but if I use cmdline shutdown or the menu it will
> >>freeze the next boot
> >>the mouse moves but keyboard does not respond
> >>the display freezes during the hardware check
> >>I dont see anything in the messages file

> >Check what you are starting with X a startup program may be at fault.
> >You can use top to see wich ones may be at fault ( you will have to be
> > patient it can take a few minutes for top to start).
>
> Thanks for your reply.
> I can see monitor jitter before X starts; there are lots of new and
> weird things in my init.d dir, but everything seems to run ok on every
> other boot.
> If I power-off to shutdown I have to recover the ext3 journal, orphaned
> nodes etc, and then it runs ok
> if I reboot or shutdown from the menu or the command line, next boot I
> get the jitters in the monitor and the x windows freeze; mouse works but
> kbd doesnt and requires hardware switch to recycle

>If there are a lot of new and weird things in your init.d dir what are they.
>Has your system been hacked?
>Please give a short list of some of these.

below is list of init.d dis=mv to disable by me
Also:

>If you hit  "cntl-alt-Backspace" together it will restart 'X'.
>If that doesn't work try "cntl-alt-F1" will give you a terminal and hopefully 
>a reading/printout of the issue/failure.

keyboard does not respond; mouse moves but clicking does not get any result
jitters start on gren screen before graphical window launch
      


TIA
rfjones
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