You've already got the Configuration File which was posted before with just
the recommended change of the FontServer socket. I'm not sure how to get a
log file if I have to cycle power to regain control of the system because
the process is cycling and uninterruptible. I suppose I could try to write
a Q&D shell script to sleep for a few seconds and then perform a shutdown.
Do you think this would work?
Norm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bukie Mabayoje" <bukiemab@xxxxxxx>
To: <xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: Partially successful installation/startup
> Post the log and configuration file when you try to start X automatically.
>
> Norm wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bukie Mabayoje" <bukiemab@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: Partially successful installation/startup
> >
> > > 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?
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> > Okay -- quick summary:
> > 1. Linux based on RedHat 6.2 with 2.2.18 kernel with Real-Time Linux
v3.1
> > patches applied.
> > 2. Pentium III on a Single Board Computer with on-board Chips &
Technology
> > (C&T) 69000 AGP with 2 MB video memory.
> > 3. If we try to execute 'init 5' the system goes into a endless -- and
> > uninterruptible -- cycling of trying and failing to start the X Window
> > system
> > 4. If, at a text shell prompt, we execute 'startx' the X Window system
> > starts perfectly.
> > 5. During bootup one of the messages is that the X-Font Server failed
to
> > start.
> >
> > A. I changed the FontPath line in the XF86Config file as directed
above.
> > B.. I executed '/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start' and it (apparently)
> > succeeds.
> > BUT .. trying to execute 'startx' afterwards fails with the
message
> > [not exact wording]
> > "...can't find font: fixed ..."
> > and the system starts the endless trying-to-start-and-failing
loop.
> > It was necessary to change the FontServer back to -1 in order to
> > have 'startx' work.
> > AND 'init 5' fails as before.
> >
> > Clearly we can manually execute 'startx' after logging into a text shell
> > each time but we'd really like to get it to happen automatically on
bootup.
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Norm
> >
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