You need to update the Font Server Port # in your configuration file. Change the line FontPath "unix/:-1" to FontPath "unix/:7100" Norm wrote: > Sorry for the delay but I don't get on the 737 very often any more. > > Anyway, while I was watching it boot today, I noticed that during the boot > process it said that the startup of the Font Server failed. That's probably > why we can't execute 'init 5' to start X Window. Since we can execute the > 'startx' script, everything we need is obviously there, but, I'd guess, not > in the right places. What do I need to do to get the Font Server to start > up during bootup? Go into /etc/init.d directory and search for xfs. Login as root do ./xfs start Did it start or failed? > > > Thanks > Norm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bukie Mabayoje" <bukiemab@xxxxxxx> > To: <xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:59 AM > Subject: Re: Partially successful installation/startup > > > Post your configuration file. > > > > Norm wrote: > > > > > The basic setup is a Pentium-III Linux system that started with RedHat > 6.2 > > > patched with the FSM Labs GPL-version of Real-Time Linux installed from > the > > > FSM-labs installation CD-ROM. We've used it many times on several > diverse > > > systems, both desktop PCs and Single Board Computer (SBC)-based > rackmount > > > boxes with essentially no problems at all. On this particular box we > had > > > installed the system and had it running fine, then changed the SBC. Of > > > course, the VGA chipset changed as well so we had to install the > > > SBC-manufacturer's VGA driver and use Xconfigurator to modify the old > > > configuration to the new system. > > > > > > The result is that we can successfully start the system into run-state 3 > > > (text mode) and then login and issue a `startx` command from a text > console > > > to get the X-Window system running just fine. When we do, the output on > the > > > text console is > > > > > > insmod: a module named agpgart already exists > > > > > > XFCom_i810 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System > > > > > > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300) > > > > > > Release Date: May 19 2000 > > > > > > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer > > > > > > than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting > > > > > > problems. (see > > > http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/intel810/linuxsoftware.htm) > > > > > > Operating System: Linux 2.2.14-5.0 i686 [ELF] > > > > > > Configured drivers: > > > > > > SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0): > > > > > > i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, generic > > > > > > (using VT number 7) > > > > > > XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config > > > > > > (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values > > > > > > (**) XKB: keycodes: "xfree86" > > > > > > (**) XKB: types: "default" > > > > > > (**) XKB: compat: "default" > > > > > > (**) XKB: symbols: "us(pc101)" > > > > > > (**) XKB: geometry: "pc" > > > > > > (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" > > > > > > (**) XKB: model: "pc101" > > > > > > (**) XKB: layout: "us" > > > > > > (**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3 > > > > > > (**) Mouse: 3 button emulation (timeout: 50ms) > > > > > > (**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "Intel Corporation|82810E CGC [Chipset > > > Graphics Controller]" > > > > > > (**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "My Monitor" > > > > > > Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType" does not > exist. > > > > > > Entry deleted from font path. > > > > > > (**) FontPath set to "unix/:-1" > > > > > > (--) SVGA: PCI: Intel Unknown chipset (0x7125) rev 3, Memory @ > 0xe8000000, > > > 0xeff80000 > > > > > > (--) SVGA: GART: allocated 4096K system ram > > > > > > (--) SVGA: chipset: i810e > > > > > > (--) SVGA: videoram: 4096k > > > > > > (**) SVGA: Option "dac_8_bit" > > > > > > (**) SVGA: Using 24 bpp, Depth 24, Color weight: 888 > > > > > > (--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 128.000 MHz > > > > > > (**) SVGA: Mode "800x600": mode clock = 36.000 > > > > > > (--) SVGA: i810e: Display width padded to 2496 bytes (832 pixels). > > > > > > (--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 800x600 > > > > > > (--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024 > > > > > > (--) SVGA: Intel i810e > > > > > > (--) SVGA: i810e: MMIO registers at 0xEFF80000 > > > > > > (--) SVGA: i810e: Linear framebuffer at 0xE8000000 > > > > > > (--) SVGA: i810e: Using hardware cursor > > > > > > (--) SVGA: Setting dot clock to 36.0 MHz [ 0x10 0x1 0x40 ] [ 18 3 4 ] > > > > > > (--) SVGA: chose watermark 0x22008000: (tab.freq 40.0) > > > > > > (--) SVGA: Using XAA (XFree86 Acceleration Architecture) > > > > > > (--) SVGA: XAA: Solid filled rectangles > > > > > > (--) SVGA: XAA: Screen-to-screen copy > > > > > > (--) SVGA: XAA: 8x8 color expand pattern fill > > > > > > (--) SVGA: XAA: Indirect CPU to screen color expansion (imagetext, > polytext) > > > > > > (--) SVGA: XAA: Using 6 128x85 areas for pixmap caching > > > > > > (--) SVGA: XAA: Caching tiles > > > > > > (--) SVGA: XAA: Horizontal and vertical lines and segments > > > > > > SESSION_MANAGER=local/sac:/tmp/.ICE-unix/879,tcp/sac:1037 > > > > > > SetKbdSettings - type: 0 rate: 19 delay: 263 snumlk: 0 > > > > > > SetKbdSettings - Succeeded > > > > > > AUDIT: Wed Feb 16 08:40:26 2005: 876 X: client 10 rejected from local > host > > > > > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > > > > > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > > > > > > xscreensaver: Can't open display: :0 > > > > > > xscreensaver: initial effective uid/gid was root/root (0/0) > > > > > > xscreensaver: running as nobody/nobody (99/99) > > > > > > xscreensaver: Errors at startup are usually authorization problems. > > > > > > Did you read the manual and the FAQ? Specifically, > > > > > > the parts of the manual that talk about XAUTH, XDM, > > > > > > and root logins? > > > > > > http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man.html > > > > > > subshell.c: couldn't get terminal settings: Inappropriate ioctl for > device > > > > > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > > > > > Gdk-ERROR **: X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server > > > shutdown). > > > > > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > > > > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > > > > > Gdk-ERROR **: X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server > > > shutdown). > > > > > > Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x3800005 unexpectedly destroyed > > > > > > Gdk-ERROR **: X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server > > > shutdown). > > > > > > Gdk-ERROR **: X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server > > > shutdown). > > > > > > Gdk-ERROR **: X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server > > > shutdown). > > > > > > xinit: connection to X server lost. > > > > > > waiting for X server to shut down > > > > > > All of this works just fine. BUT ... if we try to start the X-Window > system > > > with the command `init 5` the system starts an infinite cycling of > trying > > > and failing to start properly and we have to cycle power on the system > (we > > > have no working hardware reset implementation) to recover control. > During > > > this time I can't get anything saved from the text shell but after > reboot > > > the .xsession-errors file contains > > > > > > /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession: [: too many arguments > > > > > > SESSION_MANAGER=local/sac:/tmp/.ICE-unix/670,tcp/sac:1024 > > > > > > subshell.c: couldn't get terminal settings: Inappropriate ioctl for > device > > > > > > Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x3c00005 unexpectedly destroyed > > > > > > Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x400017c unexpectedly destroyed > > > > > > Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x400017b unexpectedly destroyed > > > > > > Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x400017a unexpectedly destroyed > > > > > > Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x4000038 unexpectedly destroyed > > > > > > Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x4000037 unexpectedly destroyed > > > > > > Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x4000036 unexpectedly destroyed > > > > > > Gdk-WARNING **: GdkWindow 0x4000030 unexpectedly destroyed > > > > > > ... > > > > > > Any hints, suggestions, requests for more information, and expressions > of > > > sincere sympathy graciously accepted. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Norman Dresner > > > Fellow Support Avionics Systems Engineer & (SGI) Advanced Signal > Processing > > > Laboratory Administrator > > > Radar Systems Engineering Department > > > Northrop Grumman Corporation > > > Electronic Systems > > > Baltimore-Washington International Airport > > > 7323 Aviation Boulevard > > > Baltimore Maryland 21240 > > > > > > E-Mail: Mornings: NDresner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Afternoons: ndrez@xxxxxxx > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > XFree86 mailing list > > > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Name: XF86Config > XF86Config Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream) > Encoding: quoted-printable _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86