From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 15 13:45:12 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7F75AE6F; Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:45:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fly.hiwaay.net (fly.hiwaay.net [216.180.54.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 467042025; Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:45:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.0.4] (rbn1-216-180-19-71.adsl.hiwaay.net [216.180.19.71]) by fly.hiwaay.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/fly) with ESMTP id s7FDj9N9030146; Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:45:10 -0500 Message-ID: <53EE105D.1090809@hiwaay.net> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:51:25 -0500 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130625 Thunderbird/17.0.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD X11 mailing list , "FreeBSD Questions !!!!" Subject: Re: Putting my new FreeBSD 9.3 desktop online .... References: <53EBE6D6.8090501@hiwaay.net> <20140814072430.5e39c3bc.freebsd@edvax.de> <53ED2189.6020408@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <53ED2189.6020408@hiwaay.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:45:12 -0000 On 08/14/14 15:52, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: > On 08/14/14 00:24, Polytropon wrote: >> On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:29:42 -0500, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:08pm] 316 % grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log* >>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log: (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, >>> (??) unknown. >>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log:(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER >>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log:(EE) config/hal: couldn't initialise context: >>> unknown error (null) >>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old: (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not >>> implemented, (??) unknown. >>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER >> As you can see, "config/hal: couldn't initialise context: >> unknown error (null)" is a very helpful message. :-) >> >> >> >>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:15pm] 317 % grep hal /var/log/messages >>> Aug 5 08:47:54 kabini1 pkg: hal-0.5.14_26 installed >>> Aug 5 09:16:51 kabini1 root: /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $hald_enable >>> is not set properly - see rc.conf(5). >> This is what you should have a look at. You sould have >> >> hald_enable="YES" >> dbus_enable="YES" >> >> in your /etc/rc.conf file. >> >>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:19pm] 318 % service hal start >>> hal does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup >>> directories (/usr/local/etc/rc.d) >> Yes, it's "service hald start". The service's name is "hald" >> for "HAL daemon", and HAL means "hardware abstraction layer", >> a technology "mandatory" to X (unless you "uncomple" it), >> deprecated in Linux long time ago. :-) >> >> >> >>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:23pm] 319 % man hal >>> No manual entry for hal >> See "man hald". There are many more manpages referenced in >> the "SEE ALSO" section. >> >> >> >> > > hald is in fact running, & both entries are in my rc.conf file .... > More info on my ongoing problems, output from my most recent xdm login attempts: [root@kabini1, /etc, 8:46:09am] 377 % ( tail -19 /var/log/xdm.log ) xdm info (pid 1176): sourcing /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/TakeConsole XIO: fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0" after 162 requests (131 known processed) with 0 events remaining. xdm info (pid 892): Starting X server on :0 xdm info (pid 1210): sourcing /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 xdm info (pid 1210): sourcing /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/GiveConsole xdm info (pid 1256): executing session /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession xdm info (pid 1210): sourcing /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/TakeConsole XIO: fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0" after 214 requests (214 known processed) with 0 events remaining. xdm info (pid 892): Starting X server on :0 xdm info (pid 1271): sourcing /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 xdm info (pid 1271): sourcing /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/GiveConsole xdm info (pid 2007): executing session /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession xdm info (pid 1271): sourcing /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/TakeConsole XIO: fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0" after 162 requests (131 known processed) with 0 events remaining. xdm info (pid 892): Starting X server on :0 xdm info (pid 2022): sourcing /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 [root@kabini1, /etc, 8:48:04am] 378 % ps -aux USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND root 11 399.5 0.0 0 64 ?? RL Wed08AM 11639:27.50 [idle] root 9 0.1 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 4:36.19 [syncer] root 0 0.0 0.0 0 144 ?? DLs Wed08AM 0:00.31 [kernel] root 1 0.0 0.0 6276 676 ?? ILs Wed08AM 0:00.02 /sbin/init -- root 2 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:00.00 [sctp_iterator] root 3 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:00.00 [xpt_thrd] root 4 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:00.37 [pagedaemon] root 5 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:00.00 [vmdaemon] root 6 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:00.01 [pagezero] root 7 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:01.92 [bufdaemon] root 8 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:01.95 [vnlru] root 10 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:00.00 [audit] root 12 0.0 0.0 0 352 ?? WL Wed08AM 6:32.36 [intr] root 13 0.0 0.0 0 48 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:06.12 [geom] root 14 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:16.03 [yarrow] root 15 0.0 0.0 0 416 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:05.94 [usb] root 16 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Wed08AM 0:03.32 [softdepflush] root 154 0.0 0.0 9956 1512 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.00 adjkerntz -i root 443 0.0 0.0 14268 1696 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.00 /usr/sbin/moused -p /dev/ums0 -t auto -I /var/run/moused root 464 0.0 0.0 14268 1696 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.74 /usr/sbin/moused -p /dev/ums1 -t auto -I /var/run/moused root 485 0.0 0.0 10376 4788 ?? Ss Wed08AM 0:00.12 /sbin/devd root 619 0.0 0.0 12080 1744 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.45 /usr/sbin/syslogd -s root 666 0.0 0.0 14168 1900 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.25 /usr/sbin/rpcbind root 668 0.0 0.1 16144 12136 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.06 /usr/sbin/amd -p -a /.amd_mnt -l syslog /host /etc/amd.m root 716 0.0 0.0 16180 3736 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.01 /usr/sbin/mountd -r root 718 0.0 0.0 14044 3604 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.06 nfsd: master (nfsd) root 719 0.0 0.0 9948 1780 ?? I Wed08AM 0:00.45 nfsd: server (nfsd) messagebus 736 0.0 0.0 14348 2616 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.06 /usr/local/bin/dbus-daemon --system root 802 0.0 0.0 22264 3416 ?? Ss Wed08AM 0:11.54 /usr/sbin/ntpd -c /etc/ntp.conf -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -f daemon 811 0.0 0.0 9948 1760 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.37 /usr/sbin/rwhod root 833 0.0 0.0 49272 5772 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.00 /usr/sbin/sshd root 836 0.0 0.0 20344 4912 ?? Ss Wed08AM 0:04.12 sendmail: accepting connections (sendmail) smmsp 839 0.0 0.0 20344 4796 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:00.06 sendmail: Queue runner@00:30:00 for /var/spool/clientmqu root 843 0.0 0.0 14184 1960 ?? Ss Wed08AM 0:00.56 /usr/sbin/cron -s root 892 0.0 0.0 41056 3228 ?? I Wed08AM 0:00.03 /usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon ttyv8 haldaemon 897 0.0 0.0 57544 6832 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:47.98 /usr/local/sbin/hald root 899 0.0 0.0 75728 6848 ?? I Wed08AM 0:00.04 /usr/local/sbin/console-kit-daemon --no-daemon root 901 0.0 0.3 130112 49960 ?? Is Wed08AM 0:17.12 /usr/local/bin/X :0 -auth /var/lib/xdm/authdir/authfiles root 903 0.0 0.0 62840 6536 ?? I Wed08AM 0:00.04 /usr/local/libexec/polkitd --no-debug root 904 0.0 0.0 39596 5388 ?? I Wed08AM 0:00.29 hald-runner root 932 0.0 0.0 29468 3736 ?? I Wed08AM 0:00.22 hald-addon-mouse-sysmouse: /dev/ums0 (hald-addon-mouse-s root 936 0.0 0.0 29468 3740 ?? I Wed08AM 0:00.22 hald-addon-mouse-sysmouse: /dev/ums1 (hald-addon-mouse-s root 1940 0.0 0.0 74532 6268 ?? Ss Wed03PM 0:00.39 sshd: root@pts/2 (sshd) root 2022 0.0 0.0 72492 5172 ?? Is Wed03PM 0:00.03 xdm: :0 (xdm) root 2030 0.0 0.0 51716 4688 ?? I Wed03PM 0:00.01 xconsole -geometry 480x130-0-0 -daemon -notify -verbose root 884 0.0 0.0 12088 1768 v0 Is+ Wed08AM 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv0 root 885 0.0 0.0 12088 1768 v1 Is+ Wed08AM 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv1 root 886 0.0 0.0 12088 1768 v2 Is+ Wed08AM 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv2 root 887 0.0 0.0 12088 1768 v3 Is+ Wed08AM 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv3 root 888 0.0 0.0 12088 1768 v4 Is+ Wed08AM 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv4 root 889 0.0 0.0 12088 1768 v5 Is+ Wed08AM 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv5 root 890 0.0 0.0 12088 1768 v6 Is+ Wed08AM 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv6 root 891 0.0 0.0 12088 1768 v7 Is+ Wed08AM 0:00.00 /usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv7 root 1943 0.0 0.0 17568 3964 2 Ss Wed03PM 0:00.19 -csh (csh) root 6830 0.0 0.0 16296 1976 2 R+ 8:48AM 0:00.00 ps -aux [root@kabini1, /etc, 8:48:12am] 379 % notably, the X server isn't running. I'm stumped for now & I can't put this box into service unless I get this fixed :-( !!!! -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.