can't use "startx"

From: Carl (NoSpam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/30/03

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    Hi, I have redhat 9 installed on my computer. I have some strange
    problem that I can no longer use "startx" properly. When I execute
    startx, the screen monitor goes blank, and sometimes, the redhat mark
    shows up in the monitor, but nothing else happens afterwards. When I go
    back to the non-graphical mode by using "Control+Alt+back slash key", I
    see the following:

    TDFX(0) [dri] tdfx DRI not supported in 32 bpp mode, disabling DRI

    Is this something to do with why I can't use the graphical mode?
      Thank you very much, and have a good day.

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