> Error loading keymap /var/tmp/server-0.xkm > Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap > Could not init font path element ...speedo... removing from list! > Waiting for X server to shut down
Those errors shouldn't stop x. You might want to look elsewhere (xfree logs, gnome logs, etc) to figure out what's up. cheers, Matt