No. It's the only Linux computer in the airplane though I suppose I could
bring in a portable after clearing it with security. I'll have to think
about the possibility of that. There's a pure MS-DOS computer and a Windows
95 box but I'm not sure if the Win95 PC even has a NIC. WHOA. We've got
several Silicon Graphics IRIX computers in there. I'll see if I can work a
telnet connection (even a temporary one) from the Indigo2 -- assuming we
don't tell security about it until after we've done it. [They really hate
the "I've done the following:..." messages but there's not much they can do
about it except slap my hand and since I'm overdue for retirement anyway
...]
Thanks for the suggestion.
Norm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bukie Mabayoje" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <xfree86@xfree86.org>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [XFree86] Partially successful installation/startup
> Can you telnet to the system?
>
> Norm wrote:
>
> > You've already got the Configuration File which was posted before with
just
> > the recommended change of the FontServer socket. I'm not sure how to
get a
> > log file if I have to cycle power to regain control of the system
because
> > the process is cycling and uninterruptible. I suppose I could try to
write
> > a Q&D shell script to sleep for a few seconds and then perform a
shutdown.
> > Do you think this would work?
> >
> > Norm
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bukie Mabayoje" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <xfree86@xfree86.org>
> > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 3:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: [XFree86] Partially successful installation/startup
> >
> > > Post the log and configuration file when you try to start X
automatically.
> > >
> > > Norm wrote:
> > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Bukie Mabayoje" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <xfree86@xfree86.org>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:31 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [XFree86] Partially successful installation/startup
> > > >
> > > > > You need to update the Font Server Port # in your configuration
file.
> > > > > Change the line FontPath "unix/:-1" to FontPath
"unix/:7100"
> > > > >
> > > > > Norm wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Sorry for the delay but I don't get on the 737 very often any
more.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyway, while I was watching it boot today, I noticed that
during
> > the
> > > > boot
> > > > > > process it said that the startup of the Font Server failed.
That's
> > > > probably
> > > > > > why we can't execute 'init 5' to start X Window. Since we can
> > execute
> > > > the
> > > > > > 'startx' script, everything we need is obviously there, but, I'd
> > guess,
> > > > not
> > > > > > in the right places. What do I need to do to get the Font
Server to
> > > > start
> > > > > > up during bootup?
> > > > >
> > > > > Go into /etc/init.d directory and search for xfs.
> > > > > Login as root
> > > > > do ./xfs start
> > > > > Did it start or failed?
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Okay -- quick summary:
> > > > 1. Linux based on RedHat 6.2 with 2.2.18 kernel with Real-Time
Linux
> > v3.1
> > > > patches applied.
> > > > 2. Pentium III on a Single Board Computer with on-board Chips &
> > Technology
> > > > (C&T) 69000 AGP with 2 MB video memory.
> > > > 3. If we try to execute 'init 5' the system goes into a endless --
and
> > > > uninterruptible -- cycling of trying and failing to start the X
Window
> > > > system
> > > > 4. If, at a text shell prompt, we execute 'startx' the X Window
system
> > > > starts perfectly.
> > > > 5. During bootup one of the messages is that the X-Font Server
failed
> > to
> > > > start.
> > > >
> > > > A. I changed the FontPath line in the XF86Config file as directed
> > above.
> > > > B.. I executed '/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start' and it (apparently)
> > > > succeeds.
> > > > BUT .. trying to execute 'startx' afterwards fails with the
> > message
> > > > [not exact wording]
> > > > "...can't find font: fixed ..."
> > > > and the system starts the endless
trying-to-start-and-failing
> > loop.
> > > > It was necessary to change the FontServer back to -1 in
order to
> > > > have 'startx' work.
> > > > AND 'init 5' fails as before.
> > > >
> > > > Clearly we can manually execute 'startx' after logging into a text
shell
> > > > each time but we'd really like to get it to happen automatically on
> > bootup.
> > > > Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > Norm
> > > >
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