Thanks for responding Jason. Yes, I used the script from gnome. This is the 3rd box I have upgraded and the first problem of this nature. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: jason <jason@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sunday, May 23, 2004 4:55 pm Subject: Re: can't startx after upgrade > hoe-waa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >Aloha > > > >I have just successfully upgrade gnome 2.4 to gnome 2.6. At least > >that's the message I received after running the upgrade script. :) > > > >Before the upgrade all was working well. After the upgrade > >I have some problems. I cannot startx from a regular user login. > > > >When trying, I get the following errors: > > > >$startx > >xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/robert/.Xauthority > >xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/robert/.Xauthority > >xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/robert/.Xauthority > >xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/robert/.Xauthority > > > >Fatal server error: > >Cannot move old logfile "/var/log/XFree86.0.log.old" > > > >When reporting a problem (blah, blah) > > > > > >giving up. > >xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X > server>xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > >xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/robert/.Xauthority > >$ > > > >If I startx from a root login, I get to gnome but it seems to load > very>slow. > > > >I also am not able to su from a normal login to root. > > > >$su > >Password: > >May 22 06:48:27 bsd-desktop su: BAD SU robert to root on /dev/ttyv0 > >su: Sorry > >$ > > > >I am running FreeBSD 5.2RC. > > > >TIA > >Robert > > > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@xxxxxxxxxxx mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx"> > > > > > There was a big problem with updating gnome if you did not check > freebsd/org/gnome first. You have to download a script and run it > first. If you did not, np, just follow the instructions and all > will be > good once more. > > Jason > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
