respawning too fast

[Tim Wunder]

On Tuesday 03 July 2007 8:07:58 am Machiel Richards wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org
> [mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Vu Pham
> Sent: 03 July 2007 01:49 PM
> To: Linux tips and tricks
> Subject: Re: respawning too fast
>
> On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 11:06 +0200, Machiel Richards wrote:
> > HI Everyone
> >
> >
> >
> >             I need some advice on an issue that I have. As far as I
> > can see on the net this is a well known issue but I can't seem to find
> > my answers.
> >
> >
> >
> >             I have installed an HP ML150 server with SLES 9.3 64 bit
> > and also downloaded all the necessary drivers from HP's website and
> > installed accordingly.
> >
> >             However after rebooting the server I started getting the
> > following messge:
> >
> >             INIT: ID "X" (x = 1-6) respawning too fast: disabled for 5
> > minutes.
> >
> >
> >
> >             On the net the forums suggest that I edit my xfree86config
> > file and check /etc/inittab in order to fix the problem as it may be
> > caused by an incorrect driver (most cases the display driver).
> >
> >
> >
> >             However this error is in a loop and the server does not
> > even give me a command line login option in order to log in and look
> > at the files.
>
> Have you tried Ctrl-Alt F1 ( or F2,3 ..) to have the login-prompt
> screen ?
>

> Yes, I have tried that and nothing, it just continues on and on in the
> loop.
> In the meantime I have redone the server and have now downloaded the
> previous version of that driver to see if that will make any difference
> to it.

(Thank you for responding in plain text. Also, please bottom post, or post 
in-line to ease in message readability.)

After going to a console via Ctrl-Alt-F[1-5] switch to runlevel 3 to disable 
X. (login as root and type 'telinit 3' and the command prompt). Then you 
should be able to reconfigure X, run 'startx' from the command line to test 
it, repeatedly if necessary. Once you have a working config, then you can 
return to runlevel 5.

HTH, 
Tim

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