X server not running after install/deinstall VMware-tools
Pascal Clermont
pascal-list at LEXUM.UMontreal.CA
Tue Sep 2 19:09:55 UTC 2008
Here are simple commands to configure Xorg from the command line:
## Probes your hardware and creates a config file accordingly.
X -configure
## This is to test that the new created config file works well.
X -config /root/xorg.conf.new
## Personnaly I would backup the old xorg.conf file and see what differs
## from the newly created one.
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /root/xorg.conf.backup.date
## now put in the new created xorg file into the appropriate location
cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
###SIDE NOTE
whatever you do or use to fix your issue, keep a copy of a working
xorg.conf file in case this happens again.
Good Luck,
Pascal S. Clermont
Adriaansen, Tom (RB-NL) wrote:
> Hi Karthik,
>
>
>
> I did run the configuration tool.
>
> But the problem now is that I deinstalled vmware tools and now the
> normal X server (Xorg) does not come up.
>
> When I start X (startx) the following message appears
>
>
>
> [root at rbndtcgxwo601 log]# startx
>
>
>
>
>
> X Window System Version 6.8.2
>
> Release Date: 9 February 2005
>
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
>
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-67.0.15.ELsmp i686 [ELF]
>
> Current Operating System: Linux rbndtcgxwo601.b2b.regn.net
> 2.6.9-78.0.1.ELsmp #1 SMP Tue Jul 22 18:11:48 EDT 2008 i686
>
> Build Date: 24 June 2008
>
> Build Host: hs20-bc2-4.build.redhat.com
>
>
>
> Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
>
> to make sure that you have the latest version.
>
> Module Loader present
>
> OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.9-78.0.1.ELsmp
> (brewbuilder at ls20-bc2-13.build.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.4.6 20060404
> (Red Hat 3.4.6-10)) #1 SMP Tue Jul 22 18:11:48 EDT 2008
>
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>
> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>
> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Sep 2 11:52:57 2008
>
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>
> SESSION_MANAGER=local/rbndtcgxwo601.b2b.regn.net:/tmp/.ICE-unix/9027
>
>
>
> ** (gnome-session:9027): WARNING **: Cannot open font file for font
> Lucida Sans 10
>
>
>
> ** (gnome-session:9027): WARNING **: Cannot open fallback font, nothing
> to do
>
> Session manager: gsm-remote-desktop.c:107: remote desktop server died,
> restarting
>
> Session manager: gsm-remote-desktop.c:128: activation of
> OAFIID:GNOME_RemoteDesktopServer failed: (null)
>
>
>
> waiting for X server to shut down
>
>
>
> [root at rbndtcgxwo601 log]#
>
>
>
> The /var/log/Xorg.0.log file I have attached.
>
> When I do an xinit I get an xterm session. When I then start the motif
> wm (mwm) is is oke, but when I start gnome-wm I get the same eroor
>
> Window manager warning: Log level 16: Cannot open font file for font
> Lucida Sans Bold 10
>
> Window manager warning: Log level 16: Cannot open fallback font, nothing
> to do
>
>
>
>
>
> Met vriendelijke Groeten,
>
>
>
> Tom Adriaansen
>
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> ________________________________
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> Van: karthik keyan [mailto:karthik_arnold1 at yahoo.com]
> Verzonden: dinsdag 2 september 2008 10:05
> Aan: redhat-list at redhat.com
> CC: Adriaansen, Tom (RB-NL)
> Onderwerp: Re: X server not running after install/deinstall VMware-tools
>
>
>
> Hi Adrain
>
>
>
> If u have installed vmware tools - run the cmd vmware-config-tools.pl
> and set the desired resolution and run startx , X will work fine .
>
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> Vmware Tools will have the updated drivers for OS specific.
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> Dont uninstall or reinstall Xorg .
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> Karthik
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> Hi,
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> I've installed RHEL 4.7 on a ESX VMware machine.
>
>
>
> [root at rbndtcgxwo601 /]# cat /etc/redhat-release
>
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 7)
>
>
>
> It worked quite nice until I installed the VMware tools.
>
> So I uninstalled the VMware tools, but stil I can't get my
> Xserver
> running. The screen is flipping between the Cross and a screen
> full of
> vertical barrs and sometimes there is the blue ring (consisted
> out of
> balls) rotating. But still there is no X screen.
>
> Now I thought to reinstall the X software (is it xorg??)
>
> How can I do this with rpm or with up2date?
>
> I couldn't get is to force install over the same X software.!!!
>
>
>
> # rpm -qa | grep xorg
>
> xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> fonts-xorg-75dpi-6.8.2-1.EL
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> xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> xorg-x11-xfs-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> xorg-x11-twm-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> xorg-x11-xauth-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> xorg-x11-tools-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> fonts-xorg-base-6.8.2-1.EL
>
> fonts-xorg-100dpi-6.8.2-1.EL
>
> xorg-x11-xdm-6.8.2-1.EL.52
>
> xorg-x11-font-utils-6.8.2-1.EL.52
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