From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 31 01:02:27 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 1523B106566C for ; Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:02:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from doug@safeport.com) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [65.122.17.41]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5C068FC19 for ; Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:02:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fledge.watson.org (localhost.watson.org [127.0.0.1]) by fledge.watson.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nBV12PAg003403; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:02:25 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from doug@safeport.com) Received: from localhost (doug@localhost) by fledge.watson.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id nBV12Pbu003400; Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:02:25 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from doug@safeport.com) X-Authentication-Warning: fledge.watson.org: doug owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:02:25 -0500 (EST) From: doug@safeport.com X-X-Sender: doug@fledge.watson.org To: Warren Block 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 (fledge.watson.org [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:02:25 -0500 (EST) 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 Reply-To: doug@fledge.watson.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:02:27 -0000 j On Wed, 30 Dec 2009, Warren Block wrote: > 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. This includes libc? man 2 libc >> 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? > Still building Warren, will let you know.