Hey there folks. I've recently installed my nice debian system on my notebook and all is well... except that I can't use xdm. I can start it, get the login window and can type in my username and password. I hit return and login window vanishes, the display changes slighty and then instantly changes back and provides me with the login prompt.
While this happens my .Xauthoirty gets zero-sized, .xsession-errors gets the following: Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xrdb: Can't open display ':0' Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xrdb: Can't open display ':0' Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xrdb: Can't open display ':0' Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xmodmap: unable to open display ':0' Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xrdb: Can't open display ':0' Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xrdb: Can't open display ':0' Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server Error: Can't open display: :0 Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xterm Xt error: Can't open display: :0 Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server twm: unable to open display ":0" Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xsetroot: unable to open display ':0' Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xv: Can't open display And /var/log/xdm.log has: System: `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp -w 1 -R/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb -xkm -m us -em1 "The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:" -emp "> " -eml "Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server" keymap/xfree86 compiled/xfree86.xkm' AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:08:23 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:08:23 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server /usr/X11R6/bin/xrdb: Can't open display ':0' AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:08:23 2000: 665 X: client 3 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xmodmap: unable to open display ':0' AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:52 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:52 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:52 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:52 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:52 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:52 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:52 2000: 665 X: client 4 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:52 2000: 665 X: client 3 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:52 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:52 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 Chose mode 118 at 100Hz. System: `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp -w 1 -R/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb -xkm -m us -em1 "The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:" -emp "> " -eml "Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server" keymap/xfree86 compiled/xfree86.xkm' AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:54 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:54 2000: 665 X: client 2 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server /usr/X11R6/bin/xrdb: Can't open display ':0' AUDIT: Mon Nov 13 21:15:54 2000: 665 X: client 3 rejected from local host Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server xmodmap: unable to open display ':0' xdm is started from console. startx works just fine from console. Removing my .xsession did nothing to help. The server I am using is one modified by [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that my S3 Savage Mobile IX chip in my laptop works. :) This means that the actual XF86_SVGA server is not debian's but rather tim's (latest tarball rather then the slightly older deb of his). I've emailed him seperately but would appreciate any help you folks can offer. Any and all help will obviously be appreciated. If you need more info, tell me how to get it and I'll do my best to provide. Thanks. System: Linux 2.2.18pre21 Glibc 2.1.3 XFree 3.3.6 (Debian 2.2r1 release (potato)) TWM as a window manager -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 'We do more then just sing and dance. We've got a brain too.' -- The Backstreet Boys