Error booting X in WinLinux (Satellite Pro 420 laptop) - PLEASE HELP!!! :)

[retroshaun]

Argh! I have been trying for weeks to install Linux on my laptop (Toshiba Satellite Pro 420CDS) with no luck! Now I have it working (textually) but when I startx (as root) I get:

Fatal Server Error:
Could not create lock file in /tmp/.tX0-lock

Can anyone shed any light on this and suggest a way round it? Also if anyone has a working XF86Config file for this laptop please send me a link!

Thanks
Shaun

[bdg1983]

Not sure what the error means though you could search at Google for the message.

Have you tried http://www.linux-laptop.net/ to see if your laptop is listed and if so, you may find some configuration examples etc.

[retroshaun]

Yeah I looked at linux-laptop - no luck theres no entry for my laptop... one close (the 425) but even then theres no config files - just some general guides which I used to no avail :(

[bdg1983]

Here's the Google results (http://www.google.com/linux?site=search&restrict=linux&hl=en&lr=lang_en&safe=off&q=Could+not+create+lock+file+in+%2Ftmp%2F.tX0-lock&btnG=Google+Search) for the error message.

Hopefully the answer is there somewhere.

[retroshaun]

Trust me on this one - I spent the last week trying to figure this s**t out! I have read every forum, FAQ, online doc I can find (to the point of not doing ANY work the last 2 days!) and I'm still stuck and getting more and more frustrated at my "linux experience".

But at the end of the day, I AM a newbie and am just trying to get some help from the big boys! :-)

Unfortunately the help on google didnt help - one article showed promise but the same error still appears (see above), despite the commands actually executing without error.

AAARRRGGGGHHHH!!! BACK TO WINDOZZZZZ!!!!!

S