URGENT HELP! I messed up the monitor configs, and now I can't start x!

Gustavo Seabra gustavo.seabra at gmail.com
Sun May 1 20:36:53 UTC 2005


Hi,

I was experimenting with the monitor configurations, and now when I
boot I can't start in graphical mode! I am taken back to a text-only
login, and if I login and try 'startx' I get the error below. One of
the things I tried was to try to allow for a normal crt monitor along
with the laptop screen. Is that the problem? How do I get back to
normal???

Thank you very much!

I put here both the error and the config file:

THE ERROR:
X Window System Version 6.8.2
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-1.906_ELsmp i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux junia.chem.ksu.edu 2.6.11-1.14_FC3 #1
Thu Apr 7 19:23:49 EDT 2005 i686
Build Date: 24 March 2005
Build Host: tweety.build.redhat.com

       Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
       to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.11-1.14_FC3
(bhcompile at bugs.build.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.4.3 20050227 (Red Hat
3.4.3-22)) #1 Thu Apr 7 19:23:49 EDT 2005
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
       (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
       (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun May  1 15:30:03 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

Fatal server error:
Requested Entity already in use!

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
        at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional
information.

XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
     after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.



THE "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" FILE:
# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
       Identifier     "Multihead layout"
       Screen      0  "Screen0" LeftOf "Screen1"
       Screen      1  "Screen1" 0 0
       InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
       InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
       Option      "Xinerama" "off"
       Option      "Clone" "on"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
       RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
       FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
       Load  "dbe"
       Load  "extmod"
       Load  "fbdevhw"
       Load  "glx"
       Load  "record"
       Load  "freetype"
       Load  "type1"
       Load  "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
#       Option  "Xleds"         "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
#       Option  "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults).  For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
#       Option  "XkbModel"      "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
#       Option  "XkbModel"      "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
#       Option  "XkbLayout"     "de"
# or:
#       Option  "XkbLayout"     "de"
#       Option  "XkbVariant"    "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
#       Option  "XkbOptions"    "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
#       Option  "XkbOptions"    "ctrl:nocaps"
#
       Identifier  "Keyboard0"
       Driver      "kbd"
       Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
       Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
       Identifier  "Mouse0"
       Driver      "mouse"
       Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
       Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
       Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
       Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
       Identifier   "Monitor0"
       VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
       ModelName    "Dell 1400x1050 Laptop Display Panel"
       HorizSync    31.5 - 90.0
       VertRefresh  59.0 - 75.0
       Option      "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
       Identifier   "Monitor1"
       VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
       ModelName    "Monitor 800x600"
       HorizSync    31.5 - 35.1
       VertRefresh  50.0 - 61.0
       Option      "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
       Identifier  "Videocard0"
       Driver      "nv"
       VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
       BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce FX (generic)"
EndSection

Section "Device"
       Identifier  "Videocard1"
       Driver      "nv"
       VendorName  "Videocard Vendor"
       BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce FX (generic)"
       BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
       Screen      1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
       Identifier "Screen0"
       Device     "Videocard0"
       Monitor    "Monitor0"
       DefaultDepth     24
       SubSection "Display"
               Viewport   0 0
               Depth     16
               Modes    "800x600" "640x480"
       EndSubSection
       SubSection "Display"
               Viewport   0 0
               Depth     24
               Modes    "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
       EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
       Identifier "Screen1"
       Device     "Videocard1"
       Monitor    "Monitor1"
       DefaultDepth     24
       SubSection "Display"
               Viewport   0 0
               Depth     24
               Modes    "1024x768"
       EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
       Group        0
       Mode         0666
EndSection


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Gustavo Seabra                                           Graduate Student
Chemistry Dept.                                   Kansas State University
Registered Linux user number 381680
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