[CentOS] [CentOS 6] what really starts x11

Jerry Geis wrote:
>
>>
>> actually i tried that. it does start.
>> it just doesnt start automatically.
>> i can start it manually jerry
>>
>
> One centos 6
> I found /etc/init/prefdm.conf
>
> In it there is "exec /etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon"
>
> When I run this by hand all it does is log me out - no X windows 
> starting up.
> This is what is not happening.
>
> X is not starting on reboot. /etc/inittab has runlevel 5.
> Thoughts?
>
> Jerry
>
I finally see in /var/log/messages (which I looked at first) that the error.
prefdm is respawning too fast...

still stuck... I tried removing all files in the ~ directory in /root 
and my user. Same result no X windows
by default. startx still works.

Jerry