Re: Bad update - X11 corrupted

From: *** Brown (dikbrown_at_qwest.net)
Date: 04/14/04

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    Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:40:42 -0700
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@redhat.com>

    OK, there was no 'rhgb' in my boot loader, so I got in and manually
    changed /etc/inittab.

    The command 'X -probeonly' didn't seem to do anything helpful. I saw
    some text flash on the screen, but then the screen blanked. I checked
    the log file, but no help there. I went ahead and just ran 'X' and
    again checked the log file. I saw the following messages near the bottom:

      could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list
      fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'

    ***

    Martin Stone wrote:

    > ***,
    >
    > Here's a way to boot from the hard disk and skip the graphical stuff:
    >
    > When the GRUB bootloader screen comes up, hit the 'a' key - this
    > allows you to modify the kernel parameters that are being used to boot
    > your system. Backspace over 'rhgb' to remove it, then type '3'
    > (without the quotes) and hit Enter. This tells the Linux kernel to
    > boot to runlevel 3 instead of what is specified in /etc/inittab (that
    > would be '5' in your case.) Runlevel 3 is the normal runlevel with
    > all normal services running except for X. Much easier to troubleshoot
    > your system from this point than from a rescue disk.
    >
    > After you've booted to runlevel 3, you can log in normally and try to
    > diagnose your X problem. I recommend starting by trying:
    >
    > X -probeonly
    >
    > and seeing (and telling us!) what error messages are reported.
    >
    > Good luck!
    > Martin
    >
    >
    > *** Brown wrote:
    >
    >> Thanks to those who have replied so far.
    >>
    >> I did make a boot disk, and can get to a system prompt with "linux
    >> single". The problem I'm having is that I can't get a graphical
    >> login. When the login prompt comes up, the system automatically
    >> tries to go to the graphical login. Unfortunately, it can't get
    >> there, so keeps cycling from text login to graphical login and back,
    >> so I can't do anything.
    >>
    >> There was one other thing I tried, and maybe this was bad. When I
    >> couldn't log in normally after the failed update, I tried
    >> reinstalling Fedora over itself. It seemed to go fine installing
    >> over RH8, so I figured it would be okay to install over itself, too.
    >> Would this have messed it up?
    >>
    >> Thanks,
    >> ***
    >>
    >> jludwig wrote:
    >>
    >>>> Hi all,
    >>>> I recently decided to upgrade from RH8 to Fedora. I downloaded
    >>>> the .iso files, burned them and installed without a hitch (checked
    >>>> the md5sum and the finished CDs first).
    >>>> Unfortunately, when I performed the system update, the X11 package
    >>>> was corrupted. Now I can't boot into Fedora normally. I can get
    >>>> in through the "Linux rescue" from the install disk, but I'm afraid I
    >>>> don't know what to do from there. I'm at that dangerous stage
    >>>> where I know enough to get myself into trouble, but not enough to
    >>>> get myself out,
    >>>> so I don't really want to touch anything without some advice
    >>>> first. Is there an easy fix to this?
    >>>>
    >>>> Thanks,
    >>>> ***
    >>>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> What were the error messages, if any, while booting?
    >>> This will give me/us an idea how to help you fix this problem.
    >>> jludwig <wralphie@comcast.net>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >
    >
    > 

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