"Failed to start the x server ..."

[ruhollah]

* Knowns:
Laptop Compaq 6910p, graphic ATI Radeon. Dual OS: XP and CentOS5_X86_64 (based on RedHat).

** Problem:
runlevel 5 does not work! Error produced: "Failed to start the x server...".

*** Actions:
1- I checked /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Under "Device", the "Driver" is "vesa". So, one may expext that "vesa" would work normally with a wide range of graphic cards!, but you see that on mine, it DOESN'T!

2- I also tried command "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg". But, it cannot be understood by CentOS

**** General Help:
Plz send me whatever you think may be helpful to resolve this problem. (It is my laptop and I have root privilege)

***** Ask Experts: (5* !!)
Plz take part in this problem!

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

dpkg-reconfigure command is for Debian based distros. Try

system-config-display

Check your lappy's manual for supported HorizSync and VertRefresh rates. Set correct rates in xorg.conf file.

[ruhollah]

It doesnt work! following errs apear:

Couldn't start X server on card 0
Couldn't start X server with old config, trying with a fresh configuration
Couldn't start X server on card 0
Error, failed to start X server

[devils casper]

Attach xorg.conf file or post its contents here.

[ruhollah]

Hi!
I am wondering!! I went to:
https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206...x86.x86_64.run
and updated my driver.
After that ‘startx’ worked and I started the graphical mode successfully! BUT when I switched to graphical mode, my laptop went to shut-down after some minutes, due to reaching to "critical temperature". Following error produced during shutting down:

“ACPI critical trip point critical temperature reached (127C)....”

I think there should be a mismatch between the driver I installed and my hardware! Am I right?
PS follwing is the content of xorg.conf file:


# Xorg configuration created by pyxf86config

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Synaptics" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
Option "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "vesa"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
Device "aticonfig-Device[0]"
Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

[zillah]

I have got same problem here , but still I can not find out a solution

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/red...interface.html

[devils casper]

Is xorg.conf file listing Driver "vesa" even after installing ATI Driver?

[zillah]

Is xorg.conf file listing Driver "vesa" even after installing ATI Driver?

In my case I have not installed ATI driver, and it is not listing any " vesa" deiver.

I have got same problem here

Sorry, I should have said similar problem not same problem

[devils casper]

In my case I have not installed ATI driver, and it is not listing any " vesa" deiver.



Sorry, I should have said similar problem not same problem

Post the output of this

lspci | grep VGA
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep Driver

[zillah]

lspci | grep VGA

00.02.0 VGA compatibale controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03).

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep Driver

          Driver     "kbd"
#        Driver     "mouse"
          Driver     "mouse"
          ### Available Driver options are :-
          Driver     "i810"