Re: xdm doesn't start properly
On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, Troy wrote: >Do you have a working X server and your DIPSLAY variable set? > >If I unset my DISPLAY, xdm dies, and lets me know in >/var/log/xdm-errors Yup, my xserver (the SVGA one) is working fine. Bit slow though ;-). I'm not sure of the DISPLAY variable, but doesn't xdm set it after running the xserver or something? I dont' think the xdm gets far enough to print anything into xdm-errors, which is empty. > >feldspar:/usr/doc/smail# echo $DISPLAY > >feldspar:/usr/doc/smail# xdm feldspar:/usr/doc/smail# ps auxw | grep xdm >root 7017 0.0 1.3 2228 868 ? S 00:29 0:00 xdm root 7038 0.0 0.5 864 356 >p4 S 00:30 0:00 grep xdm feldspar:/usr/doc/smail# tail -n 2 >/var/log/xdm-errors xdm error (pid 7017): server unexpectedly died xdm >error (pid 7017): Server for display :0 can't be started, session >disabled Nothing like that. After typing xdm, I get the prompt back, but ps -a shows nothing and xdm-errors is empty. > >Does startx work? If you make up a 'bogus' display, will xdm load >(i.e. `export DISPLAY=192.168.1.1:0.0`)? > >Hope this helps, >troy Hmm. I've no clue yet. I suspect the problem will be solve once someone can tell me what socket 177 is. Incidentally, kdm give the same message. Thanks BG > >BG Lim wrote: >> >> Thanks for writing. >> >> I'm not sure what table you are referring too. But xdm is not running as >> shown by ps -a. And using the xdm script in init.d does nothing too. The >> xdm-errors file is empty. As you can tell, I did investigate the problem >> to the limits of my knowledge before I asked the list. I suspect it to be >> an internal problem of xdm or a function of some not comman setting I'm >> missing. >> >> By the way, kdm does the same thing. >> >> On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Paul McDermott wrote: >> >> >Hello, first is xdm started, is there an xdm process in the table? If not >> >do as root /etc/init.d/xdm start That should give the logon screen for X. >> >Let me know how things work. also if you suspect xdm errors look at the >> >file /var/log/xdm-errors. >> >Hope this helps >> > >> > >> >On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, BG Lim wrote: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I've been using Debian 1.3 now for some time. Recently, I thought of using >> >> xdm to log on instead. However when I type xdm, nothing happens and I get >> >> the prompt back. >> >> >> >> So, as root, I typed 'xdm -debug 1' and this is the result: >> >> >> >> ... >> >> creating socket 177 >> >> xdm error (pid 244): error 98 binding socket address 177 >> >> Nothing left to do, exiting >> >> # >> >> ... >> >> >> >> Can anyone help me? I haven't tampered with any of the default settings, >> >> except to insert 'start-xdm' in the config file in the X preferences >> >> directory. >> >> >> >> BG >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >> >> >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Re: xdm doesn't start properly
Do you have a working X server and your DIPSLAY variable set? If I unset my DISPLAY, xdm dies, and lets me know in /var/log/xdm-errors feldspar:/usr/doc/smail# echo $DISPLAY feldspar:/usr/doc/smail# xdm feldspar:/usr/doc/smail# ps auxw | grep xdm root 7017 0.0 1.3 2228 868 ? S00:29 0:00 xdm root 7038 0.0 0.5 864 356 p4 S00:30 0:00 grep xdm feldspar:/usr/doc/smail# tail -n 2 /var/log/xdm-errors xdm error (pid 7017): server unexpectedly died xdm error (pid 7017): Server for display :0 can't be started, session disabled Does startx work? If you make up a 'bogus' display, will xdm load (i.e. `export DISPLAY=192.168.1.1:0.0`)? Hope this helps, troy BG Lim wrote: > > Thanks for writing. > > I'm not sure what table you are referring too. But xdm is not running as > shown by ps -a. And using the xdm script in init.d does nothing too. The > xdm-errors file is empty. As you can tell, I did investigate the problem > to the limits of my knowledge before I asked the list. I suspect it to be > an internal problem of xdm or a function of some not comman setting I'm > missing. > > By the way, kdm does the same thing. > > On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Paul McDermott wrote: > > >Hello, first is xdm started, is there an xdm process in the table? If not > >do as root /etc/init.d/xdm start That should give the logon screen for X. > >Let me know how things work. also if you suspect xdm errors look at the > >file /var/log/xdm-errors. > >Hope this helps > > > > > >On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, BG Lim wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I've been using Debian 1.3 now for some time. Recently, I thought of using > >> xdm to log on instead. However when I type xdm, nothing happens and I get > >> the prompt back. > >> > >> So, as root, I typed 'xdm -debug 1' and this is the result: > >> > >> ... > >> creating socket 177 > >> xdm error (pid 244): error 98 binding socket address 177 > >> Nothing left to do, exiting > >> # > >> ... > >> > >> Can anyone help me? I haven't tampered with any of the default settings, > >> except to insert 'start-xdm' in the config file in the X preferences > >> directory. > >> > >> BG > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >> > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Re: xdm doesn't start properly
Thanks for writing. I'm not sure what table you are referring too. But xdm is not running as shown by ps -a. And using the xdm script in init.d does nothing too. The xdm-errors file is empty. As you can tell, I did investigate the problem to the limits of my knowledge before I asked the list. I suspect it to be an internal problem of xdm or a function of some not comman setting I'm missing. By the way, kdm does the same thing. On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Paul McDermott wrote: >Hello, first is xdm started, is there an xdm process in the table? If not >do as root /etc/init.d/xdm start That should give the logon screen for X. >Let me know how things work. also if you suspect xdm errors look at the >file /var/log/xdm-errors. >Hope this helps > > >On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, BG Lim wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I've been using Debian 1.3 now for some time. Recently, I thought of using >> xdm to log on instead. However when I type xdm, nothing happens and I get >> the prompt back. >> >> So, as root, I typed 'xdm -debug 1' and this is the result: >> >> ... >> creating socket 177 >> xdm error (pid 244): error 98 binding socket address 177 >> Nothing left to do, exiting >> # >> ... >> >> Can anyone help me? I haven't tampered with any of the default settings, >> except to insert 'start-xdm' in the config file in the X preferences >> directory. >> >> BG >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >> > > -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Re: xdm doesn't start properly
make sure /etc/init.d/xdm is not zero lenght (ie: nothing in the file). As dumb as it sounds I kept typing '/etc/init.d/xdm start' and nothing was happening. Dumb mistake, but it can happen. If it is zero you probably need to reinstall the package again (xbase if I am not mistaken.) Good luck... --Jay > Hello, first is xdm started, is there an xdm process in the table? If not > do as root /etc/init.d/xdm start That should give the logon screen for X. > Let me know how things work. also if you suspect xdm errors look at the > file /var/log/xdm-errors. Hope this helps > > > On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, BG Lim wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I've been using Debian 1.3 now for some time. Recently, I thought of > > using xdm to log on instead. However when I type xdm, nothing happens > > and I get the prompt back. > > > > So, as root, I typed 'xdm -debug 1' and this is the result: > > > > ... > > creating socket 177 > > xdm error (pid 244): error 98 binding socket address 177 > > Nothing left to do, exiting > > # > > ... > > > > Can anyone help me? I haven't tampered with any of the default settings, > > except to insert 'start-xdm' in the config file in the X preferences > > directory. > > > > BG > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > /dev/null > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Re: xdm doesn't start properly
Hello, first is xdm started, is there an xdm process in the table? If not do as root /etc/init.d/xdm start That should give the logon screen for X. Let me know how things work. also if you suspect xdm errors look at the file /var/log/xdm-errors. Hope this helps On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, BG Lim wrote: > Hi, > > I've been using Debian 1.3 now for some time. Recently, I thought of using > xdm to log on instead. However when I type xdm, nothing happens and I get > the prompt back. > > So, as root, I typed 'xdm -debug 1' and this is the result: > > ... > creating socket 177 > xdm error (pid 244): error 98 binding socket address 177 > Nothing left to do, exiting > # > ... > > Can anyone help me? I haven't tampered with any of the default settings, > except to insert 'start-xdm' in the config file in the X preferences > directory. > > BG > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
xdm doesn't start properly
Hi, I've been using Debian 1.3 now for some time. Recently, I thought of using xdm to log on instead. However when I type xdm, nothing happens and I get the prompt back. So, as root, I typed 'xdm -debug 1' and this is the result: ... creating socket 177 xdm error (pid 244): error 98 binding socket address 177 Nothing left to do, exiting # ... Can anyone help me? I haven't tampered with any of the default settings, except to insert 'start-xdm' in the config file in the X preferences directory. BG -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
