Cannot startx. Please help!

[chioufd@sas.upenn.edu (Fu-Dong Chiou)]

I am reposting the same message.  Someone please help!

Chip

Fu-Dong Chiou wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I tried to install cxterm and xcin, but with no luck.  Not only that, I
> seem to have messed up X windows.  Now, I cannot startx.  It will give me
> the following error if I start it from runlevel 3:
> 
> -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect cannot connect: errorno= 111
> Failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1'
> Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'
> 
> If I boot to runlevel 5, the (blank) screen will blink every few seconds,
> then it stops, giving me a screenful of error message that goes like:
> 
> according to some file, xdm (with a PID #) seems to be running, but was
> mysteriously murdered.
> 
> The same message repeats for several times (with different PID), and then
> it says it has to stop for 5 minutes.  Then the whole process repeats
> again.  Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem?  I appreciate the help!
> Thanks!
> 
> Best wishes,
> Chip 
> 
> 
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Best wishes,
Chip