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Unable to Start X in Centos - VPS - SSH

Code:
# startx
xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.18174

X Window System Version 7.1.1
Release Date: 12 May 2006
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-53.el5 i686 Red Hat, Inc.
Current Operating System: Linux server1. 2.6.18-194.8.1.el5.028stab070.4PAE
#1 SMP Tue Aug 17 20:20:00 MSD 2010 i686
Build Date: 13 May 2010
Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.1.1-48.76.el5_5.1
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
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Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Oct 18 21:13:59 2010
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file

Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)

XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console

i have used these commands also
Code:
mknod /dev/tty0 c 4 0
chmod 660 /dev/tty0

plz suggest me, how to do it??


---------- Post updated at 06:08 PM ---------- Previous update was at 10:21 AM ----------

Code:
# /sbin/lspci | grep -i vga

pcilib: Cannot open /proc/bus/pci
lspci: Cannot find any working access method.

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

file is missing..

Code:
# setup
No video cards were found on this machine, exiting

in proc filesystem /proc/pci/bus is missing.
Code:
Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)

(WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor


Last edited by Scott; 10-19-2010 at 10:11 AM.. Reason: Code tags, please...
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