Re: xdm error (pid 257): server unexpectedly died Help please

[Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com>]

DTi4565459@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 12/21/00 4:20:05 PM EST, steffl@bigfoot.com writes:
> 
> << DTi4565459@aol.com wrote:
>  >
>  > When I try to startx, I get error message:
>  >
>  > X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/SF86_S3 failed
>  > _X11TransSocketUNIX COnnecty: Can't connect: errno - 111
>  > giving up
>  > xinit: Connection refused
>  > xinit: No such procerss (errno 3):  Server error
>  >
>  > When I look at xdm log, I find error in subject line.  I'm a newbie and
> would
>  > appreciate some clues.  TIA,
> 
>    try to run X itself and see if you get any error, run either startx or
>  plain X
> 
>    try on or both of the following:
> 
>    startx 2> startx.log
>    X 2> X.log
> 
>    and check the startx.log and X.log files
> 
>     erik
> 
> Thanks, Erik.  I tried that.  startx 2>startx.log produces same output
> as I described above.  X2> X.log produces only the first line of same
> output:      " X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_S3 failed"

  that's quite strange. the file itself might be corrupted, for other
architecture or something like that.

  try:

  file /usr/bin/X11/XF86_S3

  and see what it tells you. reinstalling the server might help. are you
using X 3.x?

	erik