[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> In a message dated 12/21/00 4:20:05 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > When I try to startx, I get error message:
> >
> > X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/SF86_S3 failed
> > _X11TransSocketUNIX COnnecty: Can't connect: errno - 111
> > giving up
> > xinit: Connection refused
> > xinit: No such procerss (errno 3): Server error
> >
> > When I look at xdm log, I find error in subject line. I'm a newbie and
> would
> > appreciate some clues. TIA,
>
> try to run X itself and see if you get any error, run either startx or
> plain X
>
> try on or both of the following:
>
> startx 2> startx.log
> X 2> X.log
>
> and check the startx.log and X.log files
>
> erik
>
> Thanks, Erik. I tried that. startx 2>startx.log produces same output
> as I described above. X2> X.log produces only the first line of same
> output: " X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_S3 failed"
that's quite strange. the file itself might be corrupted, for other
architecture or something like that.
try:
file /usr/bin/X11/XF86_S3
and see what it tells you. reinstalling the server might help. are you
using X 3.x?
erik
