From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 15 14:26:17 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 89B704DA; Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:26:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-oi0-x234.google.com (mail-oi0-x234.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c06::234]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 44C6E2634; Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:26:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-oi0-f52.google.com with SMTP id h136so1725100oig.11 for ; Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:26:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=vSRAf8CJc1GfVVoYYZMty9zU8Hc8/T0a+O5qtdudZA8=; b=B0ezopUfQvUS4YI6u8849IuXL25qtRpfd5700m+7T3da/1m0QIceyX7vpgaIwT4mDm Xz9KcGqCYwXzBQYMJvxt/QfFuWVvAOUntP7/rf8tAmN2k/DxTzrTBI/IQUwWdLm5Wjyy Xt3plIWQBCK1hJfcYD+xbJtHA2BmENCwnXKtNgFyyC7S5EEpEeveYac3xs5JMfOi/cGY 5KF19YYVhKPUNzuEoG0nbSAxrL4UvTCXYGHqz2FQK9kH+CSWnSw8unVLrv7RbcjjBhVw KYuW4KuA4FAdWR7X58fRpHK9Bs0WRNKM7vfxnPE/SmNI2gHCfiIo8uRbUYX8GBUOXIkP lJgQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.94.230 with SMTP id df6mr20838127obb.36.1408112776366; Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:26:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.76.87.165 with HTTP; Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:26:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <53EE14FA.8060601@hiwaay.net> References: <53EBE6D6.8090501@hiwaay.net> <20140814072430.5e39c3bc.freebsd@edvax.de> <53ED2189.6020408@hiwaay.net> <53EE14FA.8060601@hiwaay.net> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:26:16 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Putting my new FreeBSD 9.3 desktop online .... From: Andreas Nilsson To: "William A. Mahaffey III" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: FreeBSD X11 mailing list , FreeBSD Questions !!!! 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 14:26:17 -0000 On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 4:11 PM, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: > 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 .... >> >> > > A little more input, from login attempt about 5 min. ago: > > > [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:32am] 411 % ll -tr ~wam/.xsession* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 wam users 34 Aug 8 18:22 /home/wam/.xsession* > -rw------- 1 wam users 355 Aug 15 09:05 /home/wam/.xsession-errors > [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:37am] 412 % more ~wam/.xsession-errors > /usr/local/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0 > xrdb: "XTerm*saveLines" on line 76 overrides entry on line 61 > > (process:6932): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. > Using the fallback 'C' locale. > XDM authorization key matches an existing client!xfce4-session: Cannot > open display: . > Type 'xfce4-session --help' for usage. > [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:39am] 413 % date > Fri Aug 15 09:06:43 CDT 2014 > [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:43am] 414 % xfce4-session --help > Usage: > xfce4-session [OPTION...] > > Help Options: > -h, --help Show help options > --help-all Show all help options > --help-gtk Show GTK+ Options > > Application Options: > --disable-tcp Disable binding to TCP ports > -V, --version Print version information and exit > --display=DISPLAY X display to use > > [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:07:02am] 415 % > > > Any clues appreciated :-/ .... > > > > > -- > > William A. Mahaffey III > > > Could you post the whole Xorg.0.log? Xdm uses .xinitrc to start a "something" right? Please show your .xinitrc I guess you're trying to use xfce, have you verified that all required packages are installed ( xfce, xorg-server, xf86-video*, xf86-input*? What graphics hw are you using? Which xorg-stack ( new /old)? Are you using a xorg.conf or using default on-the-fly-config? Best regards Andreas