Hi, Firstly thanks to Marc La France for pointing me in the right direction on this. I have done some investigation and it appears that my server is expecting the modules to be in "aiaff" small archive format. However, when viewed in a hex editor the modules appear to be built in "arch" format which is why I am getting the errors below. My question is this - is there a flag I can set to force the linker to generate these modules in the older "aiaff" small archive format and thus be in the format my server binary expects? My GNU ar version number is 2.10.1 and my OS is LynxOS 4.0.0. XFree86 version 4.4.0 Many thanks, Ian -----Original Message----- From: xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marc Aurele La France Sent: 19 January 2005 15:33 To: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: ARCHIVELoadModule: wrong magic!! On Wed, 19 Jan 2005, Ian Jones wrote: > I have been running into a couple of errors when trying to run X on > my system. I am using XFree86 version 4.4.0 and my operating system > is LynxOS version 4.0.0. My host is a PowerPC based card with a > Chips&Tech graphics device on board. > I have searched the web for a solution to this problem, but have been > unable to find anything that helps me. The errors are shown in my log > file output below. > XFree86 Version 4.4.0 > Release Date: 29 February 2004 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 Build Operating System: > LynxOS 4.0.0 PowerPC (LynuxWorks Inc.) Current Operating System: > LynxOS ian_lynx 4.0.0 021802-G PowerPC Build Date: 18 January 2005 > Changelog Date: 29 February 2004 > Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.Org/ > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/usr/adm/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Jan 18 14:09:21 > 2005 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > ARCHIVELoadModule: wrong magic!! > (EE) Failed to load /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a > (EE) Failed to load module "bitmap" (loader failed, 7) > ARCHIVELoadModule: wrong magic!! > (EE) Failed to load /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a > (EE) Failed to load module "pcidata" (loader failed, 7) > Fatal server error: > Unable to load required base modules, Exiting > The errors are being generated by the ARCHIVELoadModule routine (in > /xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/loader/loader.c), but I'm not really > sure why it is failing..? It appears that LynxOS has its own archive format and that a server binary for this OS expects modules to be in that format. So, I'd first determine which `ar` utility was used to generate these modules. It might also be possible to modify this code to accept both LynxOS's archive format and the more traditional PowerPC one. Marc. +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | | Computing and Network Services | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | | 352 General Services Building | email: tsi@xxxxxxxxxxx | | University of Alberta +-----------------------------------+ | Edmonton, Alberta | | | T6G 2H1 | Standard disclaimers apply | | CANADA | | +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ XFree86 developer and VP. ATI driver and X server internals. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
