(Ubuntu 5.10) X server crashes every time i launch anu desktop environnement

Hi all!
I recently installed throught synaptic a package that would let me choose my x server at log in. That sounds me interesting so i dled.

But when i rebooted my pc, wich ever desktop environnement i choosed(GNOME, KDE, XFCE, window maker, enlightment, rat poison, gnome fail safe, etc...(Ive installed 9 of them), i get the following error:

Code:

/etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp
/etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/bin/X11/sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l ":0" "docpariolo"
/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
_IceTransTransNoListen: unable to find transport: tcp
_IceTransmkdir: ERROR: euid != 0,directory /dev/X will not be created.
_IceTransmkdir: ERROR: Cannot create /dev/X
_IceTransPTSOpenServer: mkdir(/dev/X) failed, errno = 13
_IceTransOpen: transport open failed for pts/ubuntu:
_IceTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for pts
_IceTransISCOpenServer: Protocol is not supported by a ISC connection
_IceTransOpen: transport open failed for isc/ubuntu:
_IceTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for isc
_IceTransSCOOpenServer: Protocol is not supported by a SCO connection
_IceTransOpen: transport open failed for sco/ubuntu:
_IceTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for sco

** (gnome-session:8039): WARNING **: Unable to read ICE authority file: /home/docpariolo/.ICEauthority

Ive already tried to open that ICE authority file, via knoppix, and there was only:

Code:

in it.
Currently using ubuntu's kernel recovery mode(god bless you recovery mode ) and trying to found out how to fix my system. Could somebody help me please?

Last edited by Dr. Pariolo; 02-15-2006 at 09:08 AM.. Reason: Quote malformed

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