Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.3+10 Followup-For: Bug #435684 I recently experienced the same error. It took a while to figure out how to log into a GDM session. Wiping out the old gconf folder got me back in.
At this point, any time the file $HOME/.gconf/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd/%gconf.xml is modified with the Gnome keyboard preferences tool, X comes crashing down. The only way to log back in is to remove the entries in that file. These are the entries at the end of /var/log/Xorg.log.0.old Backtrace: 0: /usr/bin/X(xf86SigHandler+0x7e) [0x80c675e] 1: [0xb7f7b420] 2: /usr/bin/X(Xfree+0x21) [0x81b4661] 3: /usr/bin/X [0x81a68d0] 4: /usr/bin/X [0x81a696c] 5: /usr/bin/X [0x81a63ad] 6: /usr/bin/X(SrvXkbFreeGeomRows+0x49) [0x81a6519] 7: /usr/bin/X [0x81a6561] 8: /usr/bin/X [0x81a63ad] 9: /usr/bin/X(SrvXkbFreeGeomSections+0x49) [0x81a64c9] 10: /usr/bin/X(SrvXkbFreeGeometry+0xdf) [0x81a6bdf] 11: /usr/bin/X(SrvXkbFreeKeyboard+0xc1) [0x81a4db1] 12: /usr/bin/X(XkbFreeInfo+0xdf) [0x819347f] 13: /usr/bin/X [0x808546f] 14: /usr/bin/X(CloseDownDevices+0x29) [0x80858c9] 15: /usr/bin/X(main+0x4be) [0x807473e] 16: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0xb7d15456] 17: /usr/bin/X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x205) [0x8073a81] Fatal server error: Caught signal 11. Server aborting -- Package-specific info: Contents of /var/lib/x11/X.roster: xserver-xorg /var/lib/x11/X.md5sum does not exist. X server symlink status: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 May 5 2006 /etc/X11/X -> /usr/bin/Xorg -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1673980 Jan 31 23:06 /usr/bin/Xorg Contents of /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.roster: xserver-xorg VGA-compatible devices on PCI bus: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] /var/lib/x11/xorg.conf.md5sum does not exist. Xorg X server configuration file status: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3105 Mar 9 00:20 /etc/X11/xorg.conf Contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Section "Files" FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these # FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc" # FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled" # FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled" # FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1" # FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/CID" # FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" # FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" EndSection Section "Module" Load "bitmap" Load "dbe" Load "ddc" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "record" Load "type1" Load "vbe" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "kbd" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "microsoft" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false" Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7" Option "Buttons" "7" Option "Resolution" "1600" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE]" Driver "ati" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Philips 109B" HorizSync 30-95 VertRefresh 50-160 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE]" Monitor "Philips 109B" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x960" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1280x960" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x960" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x960" EndSubSection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Default Layout" Screen "Default Screen" InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection Xorg X server log files on system: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 44128 Mar 9 14:03 /var/log/Xorg.20.log -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 46275 Mar 11 17:57 /var/log/Xorg.0.log -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.23 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2 1.5.19 Debian configuration management sy ii x11-common 1:7.3+10 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc ii x11-xkb-utils 7.3+1 X11 XKB utilities ii xkb-data 1.1~cvs.20080104.1-1 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.1~git20080131-1 Xorg X server - core server ii xserver-xorg-input 1:1.2.0-1 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv ii xserver-xorg-input 1:1.2.2-3 X.Org X server -- keyboard input d ii xserver-xorg-input 1:1.2.3-2 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv ii xserver-xorg-input 0.14.7~git20070706-2 Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Or ii xserver-xorg-video 1:6.8.0-1 X.Org X server -- ATI display driv Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends: ii dmidecode 2.9-1 Dump Desktop Management Interface ii libgl1-mesa-dri 7.0.3~rc2-1 A free implementation of the OpenG ii udev 0.114-2 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo -- debconf information: shared/fontpath/fontserver: * xserver-xorg/multiple_possible_x-drivers: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/use_sync_ranges: true * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/lcd: false * xserver-xorg/config/doublequote_in_string_error: * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm) xserver-xorg/config/device/default-identifier: * xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor: false * shared/no_known_x-server: * xserver-xorg/config/display/default_depth: 24 * xserver-xorg/config/display/modes: 1280x960 * xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id_error: * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/internal: * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 50-85 * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options: * xserver-xorg/autodetect_keyboard: false * xserver-xorg/config/device/use_fbdev: false * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant: * xserver-xorg/config/nonnumeric_string_error: xserver-xorg/config/fontpath/fontserver: * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: us * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: true * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 30-92 * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/range_input_error: * xserver-xorg/config/write_dri_section: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: pc104 * xserver-xorg/config/device/driver: xserver-xorg/config/device/identifier: Generic Video Card * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method: Medium * xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error: * shared/multiple_possible_x-servers: * xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id: PCI:1:0:0 * xserver-xorg/autodetect_video_card: true * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list: 1280x960 @ 85Hz * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xorg xserver-xorg/config/monitor/default-identifier: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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