Thank you Malcolm.
I'm runn 64bit but I'll bet I can find something close that might work.

Joe
On 07/18/2012 02:11 AM, Malcolm MacCallum wrote:
> I downloaded (using Firefox under Windows XP)
> xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.7.7-29.el6.i686.rpm
> xorg-x11-server-common-1.7.7-29.el6.i686.rpm
> from the 6.1 i386 os filestore,
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.1/i386/os/Packages/
> I then ran rpm with (if I recall well)
> rpm --oldpackage -i <rpm file>
> (maybe also with --replacefiles)
> on each of them and all was well again. I'm not saying this is the
> best or even a good way to fix things!
>
> Malcolm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Areeda" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Malcolm MacCallum" <[log in to unmask]>
> Cc: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 July, 2012 3:09:20 AM
> Subject: Re: X11 server won't start after yum upgrade
>
> Malcolm,
> Which rpm's worked for you?
> I have sshd running so I've been able to survive but none of the
> suggestions so far let me log in from the console on my VM.
>
> thanks
> Joe
>
> On 07/17/2012 01:41 AM, Malcolm MacCallum wrote:
>> I have solved my problem by downloading the relevant rpm files to my
>> Windows partition and running rpm with suitable arguments, so I am now
>> back to a fully functioning SL with Gnome etc. But it would still have
>> been nice to have instructions that worked 'out of the box'.
>