x won't start

[Platero]

I would like to install debian-woody and everything went well untill starting x.

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debian: /home/me# startx

warning: process set to nice value 0 instead of -10 as requested

Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/./X0-lock and start again.

console 1 ends with the following message:

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(**)configured mouse:Protocol:"PS/2"
(**)configured mouse: Core pointer
(==)configured mouse: buttons: 3
(**)configured mouse: emulate3buttons, emulate3Timeout: 50
(**)configured mouse:ZAxismapping: buttons 4 and 5 
(**)generic mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2"
(**)generic mouse:always reports core events
(EE) xf86Openserial: cannot open device /dev/input/mice
no such device
(EE)generic mouse:cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "generic mouse"
(ii)XINPUT: adding extended inpput device "configured mouse" (type:mouse)
could not init fond path element unix/:7100, removing from list!

Can someone help me out here please?

[lacek]

If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/./X0-lock and start again.

Did you try that? If so, what was the error message you got? BTW, are you 100% sure there is no server running on :0?

[Platero]

ok, thanks.
I removed the file and x started

[cosminnn]

I also install woody from a DVD without any problem but I get an error "no sceens found" when I startx. I tried to configure, but I could find suport for my video card GeForce4 Titanium in fact for any GeForce 4. Is there a way to solve this problem? I'm from Romania and the only CD-DVD Debian vendor is out of business or in a long long too long holiday so my intention to purchase sarge or woody r3 or r4 failed.

[ColdFire]

You can download the drivers for your GeForce from nvidia's site:
www.nvidia.com.
Besides, you don't need support for your GeForce to startx, you can just choose the nv driver.

[cosminnn]

I did that, I'm not an experienced debian or linux user but that is the choice I made:NV driver but the problem was the same: no screens found.

[ColdFire]

What exactly did you do? Did you install the drivers from nvidia or did you choose the nv dirver? Anyway, please post the whole error log.

[cosminnn]

I choosed NV driver

(EE) No device detected
Fatal server error
No screens found

X/0 : fatal i0 error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after o requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining

[ColdFire]

Try using the drivers from nvidia
www.nvidia.com

[cosminnn]

I downloaded drivers from Nvidia, run them but installation faild because a module is missing from kernel.So I need configure a new kernel. I have 2.6.8.1 but give my some hints about how to configure.

[ColdFire]

If it's debian's kernel (not a kernel that you compiled) than I doublt there are missing modules...
Could you give the exact error message?