Bug 433934 - Failed to start the X Server
Summary: Failed to start the X Server
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gdm
Version: 8
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
urgent
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: jmccann
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-02-22 07:57 UTC by Y.C. Chen
Modified: 2018-04-11 16:12 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2009-01-09 07:40:36 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log (7.24 KB, application/x-gzip)
2008-02-22 07:57 UTC, Y.C. Chen
no flags Details
xorg.conf from the attachment 295597 (570 bytes, text/plain)
2008-02-22 11:18 UTC, Matěj Cepl
no flags Details
Xorg.0.log from the attachment 295597 (42.35 KB, text/plain)
2008-02-22 11:18 UTC, Matěj Cepl
no flags Details

Description Y.C. Chen 2008-02-22 07:57:28 UTC
Description of problem:
1. Use ASPEED AST2000 Adapter to install FC8.
2. It will show following message while system boot:
Failed to start X Server (your graphical interface). It is likely that it is 
not set up correctly. .....

Additional info:
1. If run startx in text console mode, then it can start X properly.So, if it's 
the issues of driver issue or X config, it should still failed if run startx in 
cosole mode

Comment 1 Y.C. Chen 2008-02-22 07:57:28 UTC
Created attachment 295597 [details]
xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log

Comment 2 Matěj Cepl 2008-02-22 11:18:24 UTC
Created attachment 295615 [details]
xorg.conf from the attachment 295597 [details]

Comment 3 Matěj Cepl 2008-02-22 11:18:33 UTC
Created attachment 295616 [details]
Xorg.0.log from the attachment 295597 [details]

Comment 4 Y.C. Chen 2008-02-25 02:11:21 UTC
Hi,
If the owner assignment is not correct, please help to re-assignment to the 
right one.
Thanks,
Y.C. Chen

Comment 5 Matěj Cepl 2008-02-25 17:07:44 UTC
Ajax, this might be the general Xserver breakage I observe on my office Radeon
computer as well.

Comment 6 Y.C. Chen 2008-02-27 05:46:34 UTC
Hi,
I had tried ASPEED AST2000, ATI RageXL, S3 Trio64, and only AST2000 has this 
issue. I just don't understandard if it's the issue of AST2000 driver, then it 
should be failure also if run startx in text console mode.
Besides I had tried AST2000 on FC7, FC8 test1, Suse 10.3 and Ubuntu 7.10, they 
are all use xorg 7.2 and no such issue. 
Does anyone have any suggestion?

Y.C. Chen

Comment 7 Adam Jackson 2008-03-04 20:23:55 UTC
That X log shows a successful startup.  Does running "X" on its own give you a
working display?

Comment 8 Y.C. Chen 2008-03-05 05:24:14 UTC
Hi,
Yes!
What should I do for further check?

Y.C. Chen


Comment 9 Adam Jackson 2008-03-12 21:00:25 UTC
Well, whatever this is, it's not an X problem.  Since you say 'startx' works
too, I'm blaming gdm here.

Comment 10 Y.C. Chen 2008-04-04 07:53:13 UTC
Hi,
Need us to provide more information? If anyone wants us to provide more 
information or do some test, then just please inform to us.

Regards,

Y.C. Chen

Comment 11 Bug Zapper 2008-11-26 09:54:54 UTC
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Comment 12 Bug Zapper 2009-01-09 07:40:36 UTC
Fedora 8 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2009-01-07. Fedora 8 is 
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