> Try creating a new user > and startx signed on as that user. If it works, You > should be able to correct the problem by removing the > .gnome, .kde .x* directories under the users that does not work. Nope, no dice. :( > Also check /etc/X11/desktop for its contents. that file doesn't exist, but I checked another RH9 box that's working, and it doesn't have it, either. Ben > hth > Willem > > On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: > > > All, > > > > I had installed my TightVNC 1.2.8 from source, and wanted to upgrade to > > 1.2.9. I downloaded the source for 1.2.9, then went into the 1.2.8 tree and > > ran a 'make clean' as root. I lost X. Even after installing 1.2.9, when I > > run either vnc or try startx from the console, I get a gray screen with an > > 'X' cursor. Below are some log entries when I try that. > > > > I have *no* idea what to do, and really don't want to have to reload the > > whole machine from scratch. :( > > > > Any ideas? Log entries below: > > > > TIA! > > > > Ben > > --------------------------- > > ~/.vnc/mail.birdvet.org:8.log when trying to start vnc: > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Xvnc version 3.3.tight1.2.9 > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Constantin Kaplinsky. > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 All Rights Reserved. > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for information on > > VNC > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 See http://www.tightvnc.com for TightVNC-specific > > information > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Desktop name 'X' (mail.birdvet.org:8) > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Protocol version supported 3.3 > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5908 > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5808 > > 03/12/03 10:07:45 URL http://mail.birdvet.org:5808 > > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 15: 11343 Segmentation fault xrdb -merge > > "$sysresources" > > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 51: 11344 Segmentation fault xmodmap > > "$sysmodmap" > > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 5: 11349 Segmentation fault > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xmbind > > > > > > > > /var/log/messages entries when trying the startx: > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp > > memory: 437M > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: agpgart: agpgart: Detected an Intel i815 > > Chipset. > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xd0000000 > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-226 > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail last message repeated 3 times > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: [drm] AGP 0.99 on Intel i810 @ 0xd0000000 64MB > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: [drm] Initialized i810 1.2.1 20020211 on minor > > 0 > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: mtrr: base(0xd0000000) is not aligned on a > > size(0x180000) boundary > > Dec 3 16:50:34 mail kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:02.0 > > Dec 3 16:50:38 mail kernel: mtrr: base(0xd0000000) is not aligned on a > > size(0x180000) boundary > > Dec 3 16:50:38 mail kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:02.0 > > Dec 3 16:51:04 mail login(pam_unix)[14265]: session opened for user root by > > LOGIN(uid=0) > > Dec 3 16:51:04 mail -- root[14265]: ROOT LOGIN ON tty1 > > Dec 3 16:51:30 mail kernel: mtrr: base(0xd0000000) is not aligned on a > > size(0x180000) boundary > > Dec 3 16:51:30 mail kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:02.0 > > Dec 3 16:51:33 mail kernel: mtrr: base(0xd0000000) is not aligned on a > > size(0x180000) boundary > > Dec 3 16:51:33 mail kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:02.0 > > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
