Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-9
Severity: normal
File: /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
This system is on 24/7. When last used around 11 PM last evening, all
was fine. When I sat down at system at 7:45 AM, the server had crashed
and I was asked to file a bug report, which this is. The only change is
that I have suffered the XDM bug, which I get around by logging in from
a console and using startx. The only other recent change is the
replacing of my old Logitech trackman mouse with a new Logitech trackman
wheel mouse, which required an update of XFree86Config-4. I also
installed gpm to use the mouse on the console, and those changes seem to
be working just fine. This is the first time this server has crashed,
though several times recently, the server has randomly cycled when not
in active use by me, leaving me at the xdm login screen, which, as
reported above, is currently not working as it should, i.e., each login
attempt results in a quick cycling back to the xdm login screen, which I
then work around by using "control-alt-backspace" to get to a console,
where I log in and then use startx to start the xserver, and use the
system as I normally do. The random recycles and this crash happened
while I was not actively using the system, and therefore the screensaver
was activated, if that helps.
Not sure how useful the above info is, or what the logs reveal, but hope
that it is useful to the great folks at Debian.
-- Package-specific info:
Contents of /var/lib/xfree86/X.roster:
xserver-xfree86
/etc/X11/X target does not match checksum in /var/lib/xfree86/X.md5sum.
X server symlink status:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2003-04-30 14:29 /etc/X11/X -> /usr/bin/X11/XFree86
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1745740 2004-12-09 09:03 /usr/bin/X11/XFree86
Contents of /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.roster:
xserver-xfree86
VGA-compatible devices on PCI bus:
:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV25 [GeForce4 Ti
4200] (rev a3)
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 does not match checksum in
/var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum.
XFree86 X server configuration file status:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3344 2004-12-08 19:37 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
Contents of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4:
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xfree86 package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xfree86
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following commands as root:
#
# cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom
# md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
Section "Files"
FontPath"unix/:7100"# local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
FontPath"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load"bitmap"
Load"dbe"
Load"ddc"
Load"extmod"
Load"freetype"
Load"glx"
Load"int10"
Load"record"
Load"speedo"
Load"type1"
Load"vbe"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device""/dev/gpmdata"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "SendCoreEvents""true"
Option "Device""/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Device"
