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<snip good ideas>

I've seen posts with this problem before.
(The OP should try to search groups.google.com)
I don't recall the solution (A missing library?)
But it was X messing, not ulimit limiting the number of open files.

Did you upgrade Mandrake recently?
try `ldd /path/to/X` and see if anything is missing.

Eric

> >I had a surprise booting up to Mandrake 7.2 today.
> >
> >Boot was correct from hdb1, with all hardware and drivers loaded ok. No
> >hint of trouble until logon was complete. After Last Logon date, the
> >error in the subject header is given, then the kernel proceeds to
> >attempt to load the ld-linux.so.2 module.
> >
> >It waits a while then returns the syntax "Unable to load interpreter
> >/lib/ld-linux.so.2".
> >
> >If I attempt to "startx", I get the syntax "blah blah(path&filename):Too
> >many files open in system".
> >
> >Looks like a memory or virutal ram problem. But I am not in the least
> >any sort of expert in such matters.
> >
> >Unfortunately I can't remember if I was stuffing around with any
> >Mandrake x settings to cause this...
> >
> >Anyway, I thought it might be a boot sector problem, because I recently
> >had to re-install (dare I say it...) Win 98 SE (on a completely separate
> >drive and partition, so I booted from kernel floppy, but got the same
> >problem. Don't remember seeing this before re-installing LILO after the
> >win install. But there again, I simply dont' recall, as I've been too
> >busy at work to logon at home for a long while... (any excuse).
> >
> >Can anyone venture a guess as to the cause and (hopefully) solution to
> >my dilemma?
> >
> >I appreciate your assistance,
> >
> >Regards, Sean.
> >
> >
>
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