Login loop
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:21 am
Hi,
I've been on holiday for a week and just come back and fired up my Amahi server. I don't usually turn it off so this is probably the first time in weeks I have booted it. Obviously I haven't done anything to it while away but suddenly I have a problem. I would explain it but it is perfectly described here.
The symptoms he describes are exactly the same as mine.
So at the "localhost login:" prompt, I typed my username and password (which has to be done very quickly because the prompt disappears very quickly). Then I get my normal shell prompt, but still no GUI. So, I typed:
Which gives a lot of text on the screen about creating some authority file and finally ending up with this:
Any ideas on the causes of this and how I can remedy this?
Cheers,
James
I've been on holiday for a week and just come back and fired up my Amahi server. I don't usually turn it off so this is probably the first time in weeks I have booted it. Obviously I haven't done anything to it while away but suddenly I have a problem. I would explain it but it is perfectly described here.
The symptoms he describes are exactly the same as mine.
So at the "localhost login:" prompt, I typed my username and password (which has to be done very quickly because the prompt disappears very quickly). Then I get my normal shell prompt, but still no GUI. So, I typed:
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startx
Then the computer continues in its cycle of blank screen, then mouse cursor showing (the little linux x cursor you get when it's loading), then the fedora pointer (with the circling blue loading icon) and then back to the command line.Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running
Any ideas on the causes of this and how I can remedy this?
Cheers,
James