[vox-tech] Part Way Into X

[Jim Angstadt]

--- Peter Jay Salzman <p@dirac.org> wrote:
> hi jim,
> 
> believe it or not, in a sense, nothing is obviously
> wrong.  X is prolly
> working just fine.
> 
> for whatever reason, you're not running a window
> manager or desktop
> manager.  this is what X looks like when she's
> completely naked and
> exposed.
> 
> i'm not familiar enough with redhat to know how to
> get your previous
> configuration back.  there are many different ways
> to get a win manager
> and/or desktop manager running.
> 
> in the meantime, to kill it, just do
> ctl-alt-backspace as usual.

Hi Pete,

Ctrl-alt-backspace does not have any effect.
Also, I cannot FTP into RH as I normally can.  I've
tried my ja id (which is what I had started x with)
and also my bu id.  No response to either.

> 
> what does your $HOME/.xinitrc contain?
> 
> what does your $HOME/.Xsession contain?

I'll send as soon as I get access.

> 
> what happened recently that might have changed your
> system?

About a week ago I had clatter from the heads of my
hard disk.  I bounced the box and it happened once
again, but not in the last few days.

I've got good data backup, so I'm not worried there. 
The box could die and I would just put a new disk in.

There have been no config changes in the last month or
so.  And that was just to put the RH box on my home
network.

> 
> send me the contents of startx 2>filetosendpete
> 
> hth,
> pete
> 
> 
> begin Jim Angstadt <jimajima9@yahoo.com> 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > [I'm re-sending this.  I used on old address
> before.]
> > 
> > My Red Hat 7.1 box booted normally to the command
> line
> > this morning.  Ran startx and hung part way into
> it. 
> > I see a carpet pattern that slowly moves N to S
> and is
> > composed of diagonal lines in various colors.
> > 
> > How do I get out of limbo?  Please keep it simple.
> > 
> > ---
> > Jim
> 
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> armed to the teeth but is against arming our pilots
> with even a stun gun?
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