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

[wolseley]

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

(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

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

Fatal sever error:
failed to initialize core devices

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

The output was :

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

Mouse is optical logitech wired USB

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf (it is not copy and paste, I had to typed them, therefore if there is any misspelling do not count that )

Section "ServerLayout"
         Identifier         "x.org configured"
         Screen        0    "Screen 0" 0 0
         InputDevice        "Mouse0" "Core Pointer"
         InputDevice        "Keyboard0" "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      "Display"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       4
          EndSubSection
          SubSection      "Display"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       8
          EndSubSection
          SubSection      "Display"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       15
          EndSubSection
          SubSection      "Display"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       16
          EndSubSection
          SubSection      "Display"
                Viewpoint   0  0
                Depth       24
          EndSubSection
EndSection

 

[wolseley]

output for " X -configure " command is :

              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

ls -l /dev/mouse
ls : cannot access /dev/mouse:No such file or directory

ls -l /dev/mouse0
crw-rw----       1           root               root  13,    32       2007-12-12     16:07   /dev/mouse0


ls -l /dev/mouse1
crw-rw----       1           root               root  13,    32       2007-12-12     16:07   /dev/mouse1


ls -l /dev/mouse2
crw-rw----       1           root               root  13,    32       2007-12-12     16:07   /dev/mouse2

 

[wolseley]

yum remove xorg-x11*

then

yum install xorg-x11*

It did not resolve the problem