[H-GEN] Login/X/Startup problems

[Stellios Keskinidis]

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This is an annoying problem. It could mean that your /etc/inittab is 
incorrect or some other rc/startup file/script.

Have a look at 

http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue46/tag/5.html

or search for 'respawning too fast' on google.

> The msg read:
> 
> wintermute login: According to var/run/gdm.pid, gdm was already running 
> (867), but seems to have been murdered mysteriously.
> 
> Then after saying this 10 or so times it reads:
> 
> INIT: IO "X" respawing too fast. Disabled for 5 minutes.
> 
> Ive jumped online from another box searching for answers but I am 
> completely lost. Im guessing the .pid stands for some sort of process 
> id.? Any clues would be fanstastic.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Conor
> cunningham at uq.net.au
> 
> 
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