I now have a bit more detail on the problem. Among other things in an error log are: "XFree86 Version 4.3.0 (Fedora Core 1: 4.3.0-42) ... OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl (bhcompile at daffy.perf.redhat ... Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 7 (Input/output error) -X server log file: /var/log/XFree86.0.log -X server config file: /etc/X11/XF85Config -Kernel log file: /var/log/messages " So far I have not been able to get a login prompt so I can look for these logs. If I get the timing just right I can get a prompt on tty4 (ctrl-alt-F4), but I haven't been able to login this way and see the logs. The system seems to be hanging up in trying to open "Console 7", the X console. Even if I could log in, I'm not sure what to look for. Any help? Thanks, Kraig In a message dated 3/28/04 8:05:52 PM Central Standard Time, rick at eworld3.net writes: << I think someone else had this same problem not too long ago. Check the archives for this list. Kraigjones at aol.com wrote: > I'm running Fedora Core 1, usually with KDE. I was playing with some Windows > stuff and Wine, and since then my x-server does not work. The last thing I > was doing in Wine was trying to install a game that had some DirectX components > and IE5 or IE6 as part of the install. Now Fedora seems to be OK up to > startx, then the monitor starts to go to a graphics mode, then to black screen, > then I see a text login, then back to the graphics mode, black, and repeat. > > With Fedora, I'm not sure how to get my x-configuration back to what it > should be, without risking making things worse. I'd appreciate any help. Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -- Eric (Rick) Meyerhoff >> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list