Help needed Fedora Core 4 install problem, X server does not start

[Leila Lappin]

--- Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 02:18:19PM -0700, Leila
> Lappin wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > --- Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure at earthlink.net>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 01:48:54PM -0700, Leila
> > > Lappin wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > --- Bob McClure Jr
> <robertmcclure at earthlink.net>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 01:30:36PM -0700,
> Leila
> > > > > Lappin wrote:
> > > > > > I installed Fedora Core 4 today.  But
> several
> > > > > things
> > > > > > failed and one of them may be causing the
> > > problem
> > > > > that
> > > > > > X server ( graphical interface) is not
> coming
> > > up. 
> > > > > I
> > > > > > get a dialog box popping up with this
> message:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I cannot start the X server ( your
> graphical
> > > > > > interface).  It seems that the pointer
> device
> > > > > (your
> > > > > > mouse) is not set up correctly.  Would you
> > > like to
> > > > > > view the X server output to diagnose the
> > > problem?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Now I seem to be in text mode, what do I
> need
> > > to
> > > > > do
> > > > > > next?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I've not yet seen FC4, but in FC3, the
> command
> > > to
> > > > > run is
> > > > > 
> > > > >   system-config-mouse
> > > > > 
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > Bob McClure, Jr.
> > > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for your help.  I did what you
> suggested. 
> > > A
> > > > dialog box popped up to choose the mouse type.
> 
> > > The
> > > > right one was highlighted so I just pressed
> pf12
> > > to
> > > > move to the next screen. The dialog box went
> away.
> > > 
> > > > Two lines of diagnostics are showing on the
> > > console:
> > > > 
> > > > Shutting down console mouse services:   ok
> > > > Starting console mouse services:  ok
> > > > 
> > > > What should I do now?
> > > 
> > > Try running X from the command line using
> > > 
> > >   startx
> > > 
> > > If the GUI comes up successfully, exit it.  If
> it
> > > doesn't, you may
> > > need to run
> > > 
> > >   system-config-display
> > > 
> > > Then, check to see if you are still configured
> for
> > > runlevel 5 (GUI
> > > login) by
> > > 
> > >   fgrep initdefault /etc/inittab
> > > 
> > > If it says
> > > 
> > >   id:3:initdefault:
> > > 
> > > edit that file and change that line to say
> > > 
> > >   id:5:initdefault:
> > > 
> > > Then reboot and the GUI login should come up.
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > -- 
> > > Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open
> Systems,
> > > Inc.
> > > robertmcclure at earthlink.net 
> http://www.bobcatos.com
> > > God is more interested in our availability than
> our
> > > ability.
> > > 
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> > While I was waiting for some more clues I did the
> > following, I ran startx but got the following
> messages
> > (do these give any clues what to do?):
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > (==) Log file: “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”,  Time: Mon
> Jun
> > 20 17:09:42 2005
> > (==) Using config file: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”
> > 
> > (EE) R128(0):  No DFP detected
> > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse
> > 	No such fie or directory
> > (EE) Mouse0: cannot open input device
> > (EE) PreInit failed for input device “Mouse0”
> > No core pointer
> > 
> > Fatal server error:
> > Failed to initialize core devices
> > 
> > Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
> > At http://wiki.X.Org
> > For help.
> > Please also check the log file at
> > “/var/log/Xorg.0.log” for additional information. 
> > X10: fatal 10 error 104 (Connection reset by peer)
> on
> > X server “;0.0” after 0 requests (0 known
> processed)
> > with 0 events remaining.
> 
> Did you try running
> 
>   system-config-display
> 
> If that doesn't work, try
> 
>   system-config-display --reconfig
> 
> The right mouse info needs to get plugged into the
> xorg.conf file.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems,
> Inc.
> robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
> God is more interested in our availability than our
> ability.
> 
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Thank you so much for your help.  I ran the command
and it worked.  But as I log off and reboot I see a
number of other errors.  I tried writing them down as
they scroll quickly:  The following is a few of them.

NFS locking : failed
Ipchain incompatible with kernel
sytem logger failed

Also after the desktop comes up I get the message that
  a number of icons cannot be loaded.  Actually I got
a very detail message saying that the location of the
desktop directory has changed in GNOM 2.4.


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