Hi You could try deleting the contents of your /tmp directory and restarting 'X'. Robyn ps That's a trick we use with kde. On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 08:15, Peter Kozberski wrote: > On Tue 02 Jul, Eric Sprague wrote: > > > > First, use ps aux to verify that there is indeed an > > extra X server running - if there is, nuke it with > > 'killall -TERM X'. If there's not, delete > > /tmp/.X2-lock (you might have to be root), and try > > again. > > There's no server showing with ps. > locate finds /tmp/.X2-lock: > /tmp > /tmp/.X11-unix > /tmp/.X11-unix/X2 > /tmp/.X2-lock > /tmp/locate.list.5096 > > but ll does not. > > total 5 > drwxrwxrwx 2 root wheel 512 Jul 3 21:58 .ICE-unix > drwxrwxrwt 2 root wheel 512 Jul 3 21:58 .X11-unix > drwx------ 2 root wheel 512 Jul 2 14:07 kde-root > drwx------ 2 root wheel 512 Jul 3 21:58 ksocket-root > drwx------ 3 root wheel 512 Jul 3 21:58 mcop-root > > So I can't remove it? > > I've compiled another program to see if it occured but it compiled > without a problem. So I tried openoffice again with the same result. > > Why? Perhaps it's openoffice. > > What tools can I use to get closer to examining this, if any. xpop > and xwininfo don't help and I'm confused about my approach. > > Please point me in the right direction. > > > > --- Peter Kozberski <pkoz@adam.com.au> wrote: > > > I've been trying to compile openoffice on Netbsd > > > 1.5.2 with X 3.3.6 on kde 2.2.2 > > > and after another try got: > > > > > > Fatal server error: > > > Server is already active for display 2 > > > If this server is no longer running, remove > > > /tmp/.X2-lock > > > and start again. > > > > > > /bin/sh -c "cd > > > > > /usr/pkgsrc/misc/openoffice/work/oo_641_src/config_office/../instsetoo/*.pro/01/normal > > ; > > > TEMP=/usr/pkgsrc/misc/openoffice/work; export TEMP; > > > DISPLAY=':2';export DISPLAY; > > > ./setup -r:oo_setup.resp" > > > *** Error code 1 (ignored) > > > Installation was not successful. > > > *** Error code 1 > > > > > > I've tried to remedy this but .X2-lock keeps > > > reappearing. > > > > > > How do I remove the :2 display ie. stop the extra > > > Xserver? > > > > > > -- Peter Kozberski > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > > > > > -- Peter Kozberski, On*Q Computer Projects > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
