On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 12:56:58AM -0500, Vadim Kutsyy wrote: > David Benfell wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 01:40:36AM -0500, Vadim Kutsyy wrote: > > > > > > I want to recompile the kernel. I config and compiling went without any > > > problem (I am trying 2.2.18pre21 static on woody). Hwever, when I am > > > restrarting computer, Xserver starts, but gdm doesn't, so all what I am > > > getting is gray screen whithout anything at all. > > > > > The only way this could be a kernel issue is if you misconfigured the > > kernel and left out some modules that X (or gdm) needs. I'm having a > > hard time imagining that gdm would need any special kernel modules. > > I can imagine, depending on your hardware (e.g. Intel i810e) that you > > might have left out some modules that X would need. But X starts; I > > think that rules this possibility out. > > Well, I not that sure. I started Linux without X, and then I tryied to > start x (startx). Here is result: > > ------------------------------------- > _XSERVTransSocketOpen: socket() failed for local > _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for local > _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for local/kutsyy:0 > _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for local > _X11TransSocketOpen: socket() failed for local > _X11TransSocketOpenCOTSClient: Unable to open socket for local > _X11TransOpen: transport open failed for local/kutsyy:0
You didn't forget to compile in UNIX socket support? I can hardly think of a reason not to (embedded system?). Not having UNIX sockets will break many programs. The other possibility is an error in permissions for /tmp, though I suspect the first. -- Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>