How to manually start gnome?

[Smith, Albert]

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Seth G
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 7:34 PM
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> Subject: RE: How to manually start gnome?
> 
> How curious. I ran rpm -qa | grep -i xfree and it returned 
> nothing. So then I just ran rpm -qa and visually inspected 
> the packages. I have a ton of entries for Gnome but not a 
> single for "xfree".
> 
> I'm running version 4.
> 
> Why would the installer install and setup for xwindows and 
> then fail to install it?
> 
> >From: "Smith, Albert" <Albert.Smith at genexservices.com>
> >Reply-To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list 
> ><redhat-list at redhat.com>
> >To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list at redhat.com>
> >Subject: RE: How to manually start gnome?
> >Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:12:29 -0500
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Seth G
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 7:08 PM
> > > To: redhat-list at redhat.com
> > > Subject: RE: How to manually start gnome?
> > >
> > > Well, I just want to get the windowing system working at all.
> > > When it enters init level 5, upon boot up, I get the 
> typical error 
> > > of "Init(x) respawning too fast" which after much research I 
> > > determined to mean that the X windows subsystem isn't starting.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Smith, Albert" <Albert.Smith at genexservices.com>
> > > >Reply-To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list 
> > > ><redhat-list at redhat.com>
> > > >To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" 
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> > > >Subject: RE: How to manually start gnome?
> > > >Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:04:55 -0500
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> > > > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of 
> Ed Greshko
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:27 PM
> > > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> > > > > Subject: Re: How to manually start gnome?
> > > > >
> > > > > Seth G wrote:
> > > > > > I just installed Enterprise Linux WS and get the typical
> > > > > error "Init "x"
> > > > > > respawning too fast" when X windows won't start.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm trying to start it manually to get a more explicit
> > > > > error (yes I've
> > > > > > checked /var/log/messages) but I guess startx has been
> > > deprecated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What's the new method for starting gnome manually? Keep in
> > > > > mind that
> > > > > > I'm already at Init(5) and gnome is not launching.
> > > > >
> > > > > startx is just fine....but you don't say what level of RH you 
> > > > > are running either.  You may actually want to look in 
> > > > > /var/log/XFree86.0.log.
> > > > >
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> > > >gdm is the gnome display manager which handles the login and
> > > everything
> > > >else. If you just want to use Xwindows for just that session for 
> > > >the logged in user only then run startx. If you want it globally 
> > > >the put your self at run level 5. It should start all 
> the needed resources.
> > > >
> > > >Albert Smith
> > > >Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
> > > >HPCSA, RHCT
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> >What version of WS are you running? 3 or 4
> >
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> >Albert Smith
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Did you do a custom install or did you select a install type during the
install? 
If this is a fresh install I would do a reinstall and make sure you pick
an install with Xwindows or do it from a custom package install.

Albert Smith
Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
HPCSA, RHCT
Genex Services
440 E. Swedesford Rd.
Wayne, PA 19087
albert.smith at genexservices.com
(610) 964-5154