On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 09:42:43AM -0600, Bret Hughes wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 02:35, William Warren wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 08:51:04PM -0600, Bret Hughes wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 16:05, William Warren wrote:
>
> >
> > This only affects root.
> >
> > > ... also you might try startx > startlog.out 2>&1
> > > and see if you can capture what is happening.
> >
> > Here's the output: see also http://billhorne.homelinux.org/xfiles/ for the
> > full versions.
> >
> > XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.2.0-8) / X Window System
> > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
> > Release Date: 23 January 2002
> > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
> > newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
> > reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
> > Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.17-0.13smp i686 [ELF]
> > Build Host: daffy.perf.redhat.com
> >
> > 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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Mar 6 03:03:48 2003
> > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
> > xinit: connection to X server lost. (I typed Cntl-Alt-Backspace)
> >
> >
>
> is there a /root/.xinitrc file?
No.
> here is my thinking so far.
>
> 1.XF86Config-4 is ok and being used ( Others users are ok) this
> eliminates console ownership issues and all that stuff.
>
> 2. X is starting but no programs are being run for some reason
>
> in order to address #2 lets look at /root/.[xX]* files
>
> cd /root
> ls -al .[xX]*
[snip]
> we can ignore all the xauth stuff. I have never run switchdesk as root
> so it is using the system default stuff in /etc/X11/xinit
>
> if you have a .Xclients or .xinitrc in /root what is in there, rename
> them to something else and try again. Also lets take a look at
> .xsession-errors.
>
OK, here's mine:
-rw------- 1 root root 115 Mar 6 03:04 .Xauthority
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 57 Mar 5 16:39 .Xclients-default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1126 Aug 23 1995 .Xresources
-rw------- 1 root root 1352 Mar 5 20:51 .xsession-errors
Of course, ".xsession-errors" tends to draw the eye ;-J, but in order
to get a "clean" error report, I renamed the file and tried to startx
again. I entered "startx" as root, and it hanged just like before,
but THERE WAS NO .xsession-errors FILE GENERATED.
That means that the .xsession-errors file was from the time that I
got into x by changing the /etc/inittab to run level 5: be warned
that it may or may not be useful. Anyway, here it is:
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
ioctl(KDKBDREP): Inappropriate ioctl for device
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
SESSION_MANAGER=local/dell.billhorne.homelinux.org:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1671
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
No value for $TERM and no -T specified
Gtk-WARNING **: invalid cast from (NULL) pointer to `GtkOptionMenu'
Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkoptionmenu.c: line 248 (gtk_option_menu_set_history):
assertion `option_menu != NULL' failed.
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified
xscreensaver: Can't open display: :0
xscreensaver: initial effective uid/gid was root/root (0/0)
xscreensaver: running as nobody/nobody (99/99)
xscreensaver: This is probably because you're logging in as root. You
shouldn't log in as root: you should log in as a normal user,
and then `su' as needed. If you insist on logging in as
root, you will have to turn off X's security features before
xscreensaver will work.
Please read the manual and FAQ for more information:
http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html
http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man.html
(end of .xsession-errors file)
>
> ps may help too.
>
> a snip from ps axfw. (I started x from an xterm using startx -- :1)
[snip example ps output. Here's mine, obtained by startx from a user
account.]
1225 ? S 0:00 login -- root
1465 tty2 S 0:00 \_ -bash
1226 ? S 0:00 login -- bill
1596 tty3 S 0:00 \_ -bash
1638 tty3 S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
1651 tty3 S 0:00 \_ xinit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc --
1652 ? S< 0:07 \_ X :0
1656 tty3 S 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/gnome-session
1676 ? S 0:01 sawfish --sm-client-id=default2
1702 ? S 0:00 magicdev --sm-client-id default9
1704 ? S 0:04 nautilus start-here: -g 600x410+150+100 --sm-client-id
default8
1737 ? S 0:00 \_ nautilus start-here: -g 600x410+150+100 --sm-client-id
default8
1738 ? S 0:00 \_ nautilus start-here: -g 600x410+150+100
--sm-client-id default8
1739 ? S 0:00 \_ nautilus start-here: -g 600x410+150+100
--sm-client-id default8
1752 ? S 0:00 \_ nautilus start-here: -g 600x410+150+100
--sm-client-id default8
1707 ? S 0:01 panel --sm-client-id default7
1709 ? S 0:00 xscreensaver -no-splash -timeout 20 -nice 10 -dpms
-dpms-standby 40 -dpms-suspend 40 -dpms-poweroff 40 -x
1715 ? S 0:00 gnome-name-service
1723 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gconfd-1 10
1726 ? S 0:01 oafd --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=14
1731 ? S 0:00 tasklist_applet --activate-goad-server tasklist_applet
--goad-fd 10
1733 ? S 0:00 deskguide_applet --activate-goad-server deskguide_applet
--goad-fd 10
1741 ? S 0:01 nautilus-throbber
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:nautilus_throbber_factory --oaf-ior-fd=12
1745 ? S 0:02 hyperbola
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:hyperbola_factory:02b54c63-101b-4b27-a285-f99ed332ecdb
--oaf-ior-fd=1
1747 ? S 0:01 nautilus-history-view
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:nautilus_history_view_factory:912d6634-d18f-40b6-bb83-bdf
1749 ? S 0:01 nautilus-news
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:nautilus_news_view_factory:041601 --oaf-ior-fd=17
1751 ? S 0:01 nautilus-notes
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:nautilus_notes_view_factory:4b39e388-3ca2-4d68-9f3d-c137ee62d5b0
1799 ? S 0:00 gnome-terminal --use-factory --start-factory-server
1801 ? S 0:00 \_ gnome-pty-helper
1802 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ bash
1849 pts/0 R 0:00 \_ ps axfw
(End of `ps axfw` output for user "bill").
Bret, that's all I can think of right now: thanks for your help.
Bill
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