Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 06:08:48 +0400 (MSD) From: "Aleksandr A.Babaylov" <babolo@links.ru> To: dhesi@rahul.net (Rahul Dhesi) Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xfree86-3.3.6 ports misbehavior Message-ID: <200009140208.GAA18175@aaz.links.ru> In-Reply-To: <20000914012053.81FC57C35@yellow.rahul.net> from "Rahul Dhesi" at "Sep 13, 0 06:20:53 pm"
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Rahul Dhesi writes: > Since I sent the appended inquiry, I have upgraded the machine to > 4.1-RELEASE following the procedures in /usr/src/UPDATING. I still see > exactly the same symptoms. > > If you, the reader, have any ideas at all about this, and if you are not > able to give me a more detailed answer or to refer me to a suitable > place (e.g. some specific online document, or some specific book) that > has the answer, I will appreciate it if you will send me a quick private > reply and check one of these possible answers: > > [X] not enough information to diagnose the problem In /etc/syslog.conf # uncomment this to enable logging of all log messages to /var/log/all.log *.* /var/log/all.log restart syslogd startx >& startx.log in [t]csh or startx > startx.log 2>&1 in sh go to text console without exit of X (Ctrl-Alt-F[12...) ps -axlww > somefile.log and send me part of /var/log/all.log near the time of start and close windows, startx.log, somefile.log, `which startx` (it is shell script), /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc and output of ls -al /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/ /usr/X11R6/bin/X As far as I understand cursor is moved by mouse when xterms closed? > [ ] question not suitable for freebsd-ports, should be sent to _____ > [ ] silly question not deserving of an answer > [ ] other: _______ > > Thank-you! > > Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@rahul.net> > > > == begin original message == > Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 00:16:26 PDT > From: Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@rahul.net> > To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org > Subject: Xfree86-3.3.6 ports misbehavior > > Environment: FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE built on July 16, 2000, and the ports > listed at the end of this email. (Also many other ports, but the > ones listed seem to be the relevant ones.) > > I. > No .xinitrc file in my home directory. After I give the command > 'startx', I see the standard X-windows dotted background and the 'X' > mouse pointer. Then I see three windows generated by some default > window generator. Then about 5 seconds later these windows disappear > and only the dotted background and the 'X' mouse pointer remains on the > screen. Nothing happens when I click the mouse buttons. I have to exit > with Ctrl-Alt-backspace. > > II. > If I create a .xinitrc file in my home directory and in it put > the line > exec startkde > and then type 'startx', I see only the standard X-windows dotted > background and and 'X' mouse pointer. No windows, no kde, no blue > background, even after waiting enough time to let any kde processes > start. I have to exit with Ctrl-Alt-backspace. (Note: The 'startkde' > program is in my execution path.) > > In both cases, after I type Ctrl-Alt-backspace and the X system exists, > I see as usual a large number of lines about various possible screen > resolutions. (All machines on which I have used X-Windows always > show similar lines about possible screen resolutions.) None of the lines, > however include any error message about why the windows (in case I) > close after a few seconds, or why startkde (in case II) did not run. > > Questions: > - In case I, why would the windows remain on the screen for a few > seconds and then disappear? > - in case II, why would kde not start? > - in both cases, where would one find any error messages? > > The list of installed ports is appended below. > > NOTE: Since I do see the dotted X background, and I do see some windows > appear for a few seconds, I am assuming that the X server in use is able > to write to the SVGA hardware properly. The problem is almost certainly > not due to the X server being incompaible with the display hardware. It > looks more like a software bug somewhere. > > Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@rahul.net> > > == begin list == > XFree86-3.3.6 X11R6.3/XFree86 core distribution > kde-1.1.2 The "meta-port" for the KDE integrated X11 desktop > kdebase-1.1.2 Base modules for the KDE integrated X11 desktop > kdegames-1.1.2 Games for the KDE integrated X11 desktop > kdegraphics-1.1.2 Graphics programs (PS,DVI,FAX,...) for the KDE integrated X1 > kdelibs-1.1.2.1 Support libraries for the KDE integrated X11 desktop > kdemultimedia-1.1.2 KDE audio tools > kdenetwork-1.1.2 Network modules for the KDE integrated X11 desktop > kdesupport-1.1.2.1 Mime and UUENCODE/DECODE libraries for the KDE integrated X1 > kdeutils-1.1.2 Utilities for the KDE integrated X11 desktop > xpm-3.4k The X Pixmap library > == END == > == end original message == > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message > -- @BABOLO http://links.ru/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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