no X-window after before or after login. to Manually start it by doing startx or startkde no joy. Err msg on console: "Fatal Server Error Caught Signal 11, Server aborting" I'm not sure if X server is up at all. How do I check? This is freshly installed OS. no success before. Log file shows: X Window System Version 6.8.1 Release Date: 17 September 2004 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.1 Build Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE Current Operating System: Linux linux 2.6.8-24.14-default .... If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not *** be the reason for the server aborting. Fatal server error: Caught signal 11. Server aborting Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.X.Org for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.