Re: Need help from an X guru!

From: Benjamin J. Weiss (benjamin_at_weiss.name)
Date: 12/04/03

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Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 08:49:07 -0600

    > Try creating a new user
    > and startx signed on as that user. If it works, You
    > should be able to correct the problem by removing the
    > .gnome, .kde .x* directories under the users that does not work.

    Nope, no dice. :(

    > Also check /etc/X11/desktop for its contents.

    that file doesn't exist, but I checked another RH9 box that's working, and
    it doesn't have it, either.

    Ben
    > hth
    > Willem
    >
    > On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote:
    >
    > > All,
    > >
    > > I had installed my TightVNC 1.2.8 from source, and wanted to upgrade to
    > > 1.2.9. I downloaded the source for 1.2.9, then went into the 1.2.8 tree
    and
    > > ran a 'make clean' as root. I lost X. Even after installing 1.2.9,
    when I
    > > run either vnc or try startx from the console, I get a gray screen with
    an
    > > 'X' cursor. Below are some log entries when I try that.
    > >
    > > I have *no* idea what to do, and really don't want to have to reload the
    > > whole machine from scratch. :(
    > >
    > > Any ideas? Log entries below:
    > >
    > > TIA!
    > >
    > > Ben
    > > ---------------------------
    > > ~/.vnc/mail.birdvet.org:8.log when trying to start vnc:
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Xvnc version 3.3.tight1.2.9
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge.
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Constantin Kaplinsky.
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 All Rights Reserved.
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for information
    on
    > > VNC
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 See http://www.tightvnc.com for TightVNC-specific
    > > information
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Desktop name 'X' (mail.birdvet.org:8)
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Protocol version supported 3.3
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5908
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5808
    > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 URL http://mail.birdvet.org:5808
    > > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 15: 11343 Segmentation fault
         xrdb -merge
    > > "$sysresources"
    > > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 51: 11344 Segmentation fault xmodmap
    > > "$sysmodmap"
    > > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 5: 11349 Segmentation fault
    > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xmbind
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > /var/log/messages entries when trying the startx:
    > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff
    Hartmann
    > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp
    > > memory: 437M
    > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: agpgart: agpgart: Detected an Intel i815
    > > Chipset.
    > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xd0000000
    > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
    char-major-226
    > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail last message repeated 3 times
    > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: [drm] AGP 0.99 on Intel i810 @ 0xd0000000
    64MB
    > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: [drm] Initialized i810 1.2.1 20020211 on
    minor
    > > 0
    > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: mtrr: base(0xd0000000) is not aligned on a
    > > size(0x180000) boundary
    > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:02.0
    > > Dec 3 16:50:38 mail kernel: mtrr: base(0xd0000000) is not aligned on a
    > > size(0x180000) boundary
    > > Dec 3 16:50:38 mail kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:02.0
    > > Dec 3 16:51:04 mail login(pam_unix)[14265]: session opened for user
    root by
    > > LOGIN(uid=0)
    > > Dec 3 16:51:04 mail -- root[14265]: ROOT LOGIN ON tty1
    > > Dec 3 16:51:30 mail kernel: mtrr: base(0xd0000000) is not aligned on a
    > > size(0x180000) boundary
    > > Dec 3 16:51:30 mail kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:02.0
    > > Dec 3 16:51:33 mail kernel: mtrr: base(0xd0000000) is not aligned on a
    > > size(0x180000) boundary
    > > Dec 3 16:51:33 mail kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:02.0
    > >
    > >
    > >
    >
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