Failed to start the X server (your graphical user interface)

zillah · 10 Dec 2007 at 13:05

I know that this problem was discussed in more than one forums, but I could not find what should I do with my case

Running FC7. I installed several packages (I do not remember what are they) last night. Today, when I booted up the computer, I got this message:

Failed to start the X server (your graphical user interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server output to diagnose the problem.

I tried Ctrl-Alt-F1 where I get the X server failure and go to a command line.

1- cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

Code:

(WW) warning , (EE) Error, (NI) Not Implemented, (?) unknown, (EE) unable to locate /open config file
 
(II) Loading Extension MIT-SCRENN-SAVER
(EE) Failed to load module vga (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) open /dev/fb0: No Such file or directory
(EE)<default pointer>: Cannot find which  device to use.
(EE)xf860OpenSerial : No Device specified
(EE)<default pointer>: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for Input device <default pointer>

2- Then I run : Xorg -configure

Code:

Xorg is not able to detect your mouse. Edit the file and correct the Devices.
Your xorg.conf file is /root/xorg.conf.new.
To test the server, run 'X -config /root/xorg.conf.new

3- Then I run Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new

Code:

Fatal sever error:
failed to initialize core devices

4- Then I run system-config-display --reconfig

The output was :

Code:

--disply=:1: Fatal 10 error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server:17.0.xconf.py.

LizardKing · 10 Dec 2007 at 14:03

Can you post your xorg.conf file, should be located in \etc\x11\

zillah · 10 Dec 2007 at 14:48

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
         Identifier         "x.org configured"
         Screen        0    "Screen 0" 0 0
         InputDevice        "Mouse0" "Core Pointer"
         InputDevice        "Keyborad0" "Corekeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
         RgbPath            "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
         ModulePath         "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
         FontPath           "Unix/:7100
         FontPath           "built-ins"
EndSection
 
Section  "Module"
         Load               "Glcore"
         Load               "extmod"
         Load               "vnc"
         Load               "dri"
         Load               "dbe"
         Load               "glx"
         Load               "xtrap"
         Load               "record"
EndSection
Section  "InputDevice"
         Identifier         "keyboard"
         Driver             "kbd"
EndSection
 
Section  "InputDevice"
         Identifier          "Mouse0"
         Driver              "Mouse"
         Option              "Protocol" "auto"
         Option              "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
         Option              "ZAxis Mapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
 
Section  "Monitor"
          #Displyzise      330  210  mm
          Identifier      "Monitor"
          VendorName      "SEC"
          ModelName       "3633"
EndSection
 
Section  "Device"
          Identifier      "Card0"
          Driver          "i810"
          VendorName      "Intel Corporation"
          BoardName       "Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller"
          BusID           "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
 
Section  "Screen"
          Identifier      "Screen0"
          Device          "Card0"
          Monitor         "Monitor0"
          SubSection      "Disply"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       1
          EndSubSection
          SubSection      "Disply"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       4
          EndSubSection
          SubSection      "Disply"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       8
          EndSubSection
          SubSection      "Disply"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       15
          EndSubSection
          SubSection      "Disply"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       16
          EndSubSection
          SubSection      "Disply"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       24
          EndSubSection
EndSection

AndrewP · 10 Dec 2007 at 20:37

The Screen section of your configuration is messed up, it should be Display and Viewport instead of Disply and Viewpoint in there.

zillah · 10 Dec 2007 at 21:00

it should be Display and Viewport instead of Disply and Viewpoint in there.

You meant to say : instead of Depth and Viewpoint......didn't you ?

AndrewP · 10 Dec 2007 at 21:19

No, Disply [sic] has a typo too, so

Code:

Section  "Screen"
          Identifier      "Screen0"
          Device          "Card0"
          Monitor         "Monitor0"
          SubSection      "Disply"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       1
          EndSubSection

should be

Code:

Section  "Screen"
          Identifier      "Screen0"
          Device          "Card0"
          Monitor         "Monitor0"
          SubSection      "Displ[u]a[/u]y"
                Viewpo[u]r[/u]t    0  0
                Depth       1
          EndSubSection

and so on for each SubSection.

zillah · 10 Dec 2007 at 21:36

Sorry this is my mistake, because I did that in handwriting therefore I forgot to write letter a.

zillah · 10 Dec 2007 at 22:20

output for " X -configure " command is :

Code:

              Intel
              ark
              r128
              trident
              amd
              hsc
              vmware
              glint
              fbdev
              vesa
(EE) LoadModule: Module ztv does not have a ztvModuleData data object
(EE) Failed to load module "ztv" (invalid module, 0)
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
(ww) I810: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0:2:1) found
(II) Module already built-in

Xorg is not able to detect your mouse. Edit the file and correct the Devices.
Your xorg.conf file is /root/xorg.conf.new
To test the server, run 'X -config /root/xorg.conf.new

Dj_Jestar · 11 Dec 2007 at 10:46

Do you have the ztv relevant drivers installed, either within the kernel, or module?

zillah · 12 Dec 2007 at 08:24

yum remove xorg-x11*

then

yum install xorg-x11*

It did not resolve the problem