Failed to start the X server

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the below are some posts from Zillah which were deleted after the database crash (or rather kernel panic plus crash)

 

i just happened to have the thread open on another computer so could copy the data back.

 

Running FC7. I installed several packages last night. Today, when I booted up the computer, I got this message:

 

Failed to start the X server (your graphical user interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server output to diagnose the problem.

 

I tried Ctrl-Alt-F1 where I get the X server failure and go to a command line.

 

1- cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

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(WW) warning , (EE) Error, (NI) Not Implemented, (??) unknown, (EE) unable to locate /open config file

 

(II) Loading Extension MIT-SCRENN-SAVER

(EE) Failed to load module vga (module does not exist, 0)

(EE) open /dev/fb0: No Such file or directory

(EE)<default pointer>: Cannot find which device to use.

(EE)xf860OpenSerial : No Device specified

(EE)<default pointer>: cannot open input device

(EE) PreInit failed for Input device <default pointer>

 

 

 

2- Then I run : Xorg -configure

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Xorg is not able to detect your mouse. Edit the file and correct the Devices.

Your xorg.conf file is /root/xorg.conf.new.

To test the server, run 'X -config /root/xorg.conf.new

 

 

 

3- Then I run Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new

only last part of the long output

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Fatal sever error:

failed to initialize core devices