Nuking /root/.Xauthority before running startx fixed this problem. Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-test-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-test-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Mack > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:33 AM > To: For testers of Fedora Core development releases > Subject: RE: nv driver and gnome broken > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fedora-test-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:fedora-test-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Adam Jackson > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:20 AM > > To: For testers of Fedora Core development releases > > Subject: RE: nv driver and gnome broken > > > > > > On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 08:38 -0800, David Mack wrote: > > > Yes, the nv driver is back up. However, X is still > > nonfunctional. I get > > > the stippled gray background and an "X" cursor and nothing else: > > > > > > AUDIT: Thu Jan 24 08:35:17 2008: 2846 X: client 1 rejected > > from local > > > host ( uid > > > =0 gid=0 pid=2845 ) > > > Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 > > > > What process is 2845 when this happens? > > xinit > > > How are you starting X? > > startx > > > How are you starting X? What's the command line shown by 'ps auwx | > > grep X' ? If an authority file is listed on the command > line, does it > > contain a valid cookie for that server, and is it the same > one as your > > clients are using? > > AUDIT: Thu Jan 24 09:15:42 2008: 3198 X: client 1 rejected from local > host ( uid=0 gid=0 pid=3197 ) > Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 > > [root@garnet(Linux)]:~ > 0# ps auwx | grep 3197 > root 3197 0.0 0.0 2980 624 tty1 S+ 09:15 0:00 xinit > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc -- -auth /root/.serverauth.3181 > > [root@garnet(Linux)]:~ > 0# XAUTHORITY=/root/.serverauth.3181 xauth list > garnet.leviatron.com/unix:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 > f0f2afbe1232f3233a82486f515ce5c2 > garnet.leviatron.com/unix:1 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 > 109fb1ed590f10613b71e8f3ac109dfe > garnet.leviatron.com/unix:2 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 > 109fb1ed590f10613b71e8f3ac109dfe > > [root@garnet(Linux)]:~ > 0# ps auwx | grep X > root 3197 0.0 0.0 2980 624 tty1 S+ 09:15 0:00 xinit > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc -- -auth /root/.serverauth.3181 > root 3198 0.8 0.5 13324 5788 tty7 S<s+ 09:15 0:00 X :0 > -auth /root/.serverauth.3181 > > xinit tries to connect every 2 seconds for a couple of minutes, then > gives up with > > xinit: Resource temporarily unavailable (errno 11): unable to > connect to > X server > > waiting for X server to shut down > > xinit: server error > > Dave > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list