From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 30 23:34:55 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 835891065670 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:34:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A4518FC1F for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:34:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nBUNYsi8073170; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:34:54 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id nBUNYs99073167; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:34:54 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:34:54 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: doug@safeport.com In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:34:54 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xorg-7.4_2 error (was xorg 7.4 questions) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:34:55 -0000 On Wed, 30 Dec 2009, doug@safeport.com wrote: > On Wed, 30 Dec 2009, doug@safeport.com wrote: > > [non applicable stuff cut] > >> Starting xdm gives the following in /var/log/xdm-log: >> >> : >> finished PLL1 >> set RMX >> set LVDS >> enable LVDS >> disable primary dac >> disable FP1 >> disable TV >> /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/bin/X: Undefined symbol "shmctl" >> xdm error (pid 1416): server unexpectedly died >> xdm error (pid 1416): Server for display :0 can't be started, session >> disabled > > This is mostly likely because my 7.2 libc is earlier than the one used to > build the package. I am told that, "there's a strong argument that 7-stable > packages should actually be built against 7.0, which defines the binary > interface, but the portmgr folks are not convinced to do so". After updating ports, 'portsdb -Fu' and 'portversion -vL=' will show what's outdated. (That's with portupgrade installed. Some would have you believe it's second in evil only to HAL. Maybe true, but it works.) And then 'portupgrade -r portname' (or 'portupgrade -ar', if you like) should upgrade the outdated stuff and everything that depends on it. And -P or -PP might help by retrieving packages, although I haven't tried that in years. > As an end-user I would at least plead for a doc-change. This bit explains a > lot of 'random' behavior that gets reported. Getting an error is the best > that can be hoped for. A change in a syscall that produces a silent error is > much more time consuming. Xorg being Xorg this is just, I am sure, the next > layer. This is also most likely the answer to threads on 10/09/09 and > 12/17/09. Is the slow startup with xdm fixed by upgrading libc? By replacing the package or via ports? -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA