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Re: Cannot find a free VT



> When i try to start the X by startx or by xinit i get the following errors:
> 
> XFree86 Version 3.1.2 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6000)
> Operating System: Linux
> Configured drivers:
>   S3: accelerated server for S3 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0)
>       mmio_928, s3_generic
> 
> Fatal server error:
> xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT
> I have read the XFree86 HOWTO and the howto/mini/consoles but it dont help me.
> /dev/tty7 is free of a getty process, i also free /dev/tty6 form getty and
> reboot but dont help.

Check your /etc/inittab for 

# Run gettys in standard runlevels
1:12345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2
3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3
4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4
5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5
6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6

Check there whether you don't have some other things spawned onto other ttys

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