On 3/28/2013 1:29 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Robert Benjamin <benjie1 at cox.net> wrote: >>> Things never work very well for me before having coffee either, but >>> that's probably not the real solution. So when you established that >>> your network and DNS was working, Gnome was working too? Can you log >>> in on a virtual character-mode terminal session (control-alt-F2) and >>> try the ifconfig and dig commands again? If everything appears to >>> work there, I'd try a 'yum update' just on general principles. >> Sure. Will do dig and ifconfig again. Did yum update this morning, >> 23 packets updated .Worked fine. You need the output from dig and >> ifconfig again? > No, if yum update worked we know the network is OK. What happens if > run 'init 3' (should shut down the partly-working X session), and then > 'startx' which will start a new one under your existing login? > init 3 it did shutdown the partly working X session. Several line flashed on screen and 2 had FAILED at end of line. Too fast to readtwhat it said. startx Fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0 If the server is no longer running, remove /tmp/ .X0-lock and start again. I did yum remove /tmp/ .X0-lock. It removed 17 packages and then I did startx (again) Got the same re: remove /tmp/ .X0-lock. One other line I saw Unable to connect to X server was present in output of startx.