Xserver problems

[ruchit]

I have been running RedHat Advanced Server 2.1 for weeks on my server with no problems on the Xserver it would start-up on reboot without any issues. Now when I try to start it I get the following message at the end of the XFree86.0 logfile.

(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(**) Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
(**) Mouse0: Protocol: "PS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse0: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
(==) Mouse0: Buttons: 3
(**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "off"
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
(**) Mouse0: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(II) Keyboard "Keyboard0" handled by legacy driver
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'

I have tried running Xconfigurator and the screen came up and I was able to click on the accept button on the graphical test screen. So the mouse seems to be working. I have checked the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 values aginst those in /dev/ and they are all valid. I don't know what else to check.

Please Help!

[wassy121]

this is because xfs is not starting, type /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart. It might have not shut down correctly, making xfs unable to start up again.

[ruchit]

I have tried to restart xfs but with no luck. I tried to check the xfs server using the command "xfsinfo -server unix:/7100" which returned the message: 'xfsinfo: unable to open server "unix/:7100"'. Is there anything else that could be causing the issue?

[wassy121]

that is the issue. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and remove the line that has unix:/7100 in it (or just comment it out by putting a # at the beginning of the line)