Re: [gentoo-user] Re: startx fails launching KDE 4
On 2008-11-21, Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andrey Vul [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Result of startx xlog; cat xlog : hostname: Host name lookup failure I'm not sure how much this may help you problem. But have you made changes to your /etc/hosts file recently. You might post the first line of it here. First line: 127.0.0.1 localhost Note: this is the first line on both the computer currently running KDE 4 and the one failing to run KDE 4. -- Andrey Vul A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: startx fails launching KDE 4
On 2008-11-21, Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Andrey Vul [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On 2008-11-21, Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Andrey Vul [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Result of startx xlog; cat xlog :
hostname: Host name lookup failure
I'm not sure how much this may help you problem. But have you made
changes to your /etc/hosts file recently. You might post the first
line of it here.
First line:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Note: this is the first line on both the computer currently running
KDE 4 and the one failing to run KDE 4.
Do the contents of /etc/conf.d/hostname
and /etc/conf.d/domainname
have similar kind of information on both machines?.
I once had quite a lot of trouble with sendmail and a helpful poster
here told me to fix /etc/hosts like this:
127.0.0.1 reader.local.lanreader localhost
192.168.0.4reader.local.lanreader
[...]
The advice pertained to the first line above. The second was my own
addition.
Below is a note from my hosts file showing the origin of the tip.
# From: Heinz Sporn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
# Subject: Re: Why does sendmail think its hosts name is `localhost'
# Newsgroups: gmane.linux.gentoo.user
# Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 07:37:08 +0100
# Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
# [HP 02/07/06 02:37 Trying a tip from Heinz Sporn - switching
## 127.0.0.1 localhost reader to
## 127.0.0.1 reader localhost .. I think he's on to
## something... we'll see.]
# 127.0.0.1localhost reader
I haven't had a host lookup issue for quite a long time as you can see
by the date in the post.
But this may not be very helpful for your current problem. However
host lookup trouble can be quite hard to diagnose.
Host lookup has nothing to do with this.
Last time I checked, kde doesn't do anything with dnsdomainname.
Also, I don't even have /etc/{init.d,conf.d}/domainname .
--
Andrey Vul
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: startx fails launching KDE 4
On 2008-11-21, Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Andrey Vul [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Host lookup has nothing to do with this.
Last time I checked, kde doesn't do anything with dnsdomainname.
Also, I don't even have /etc/{init.d,conf.d}/domainname .
It must have some amount to do with it:
hostname: Host name lookup failure
Was the first line of the log. It may not be a significant issue or
the reason kde is balking but apparently there is a host lookup
involved. Sorry its not what you needed.
I see now that the host lookup is only to insert information into the
log so indeed does not have bearing on the problem.
Sorry to have wasted your time.
If I get a warning message and everything works perfectly then I ignore it.
Example: cannot find hostname.
The problem is somehow related broken dbus + segfaulting X.
And I can't fix either.
--
Andrey Vul
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
