From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Jan 19 16:38: 4 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from pluto.senet.com.au (pluto.senet.com.au [203.11.90.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF3D715233 for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 16:37:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Greg@FatCanary.com.au) Received: from the-toaster.gwork.org.au (c21-p63.senet.com.au [203.152.254.192]) by pluto.senet.com.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA22119; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 11:07:51 +1030 Received: from qman (the-fridge.gwork.org.au [192.168.252.2]) by the-toaster.gwork.org.au (8.9.3/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA00525; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:14:31 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from Greg@FatCanary.com.au) Message-ID: <006b01bf62de$899a0f20$02fca8c0@qman> From: "Greg Work" To: "Ernst de Haan" , "Sameh Ghane" Cc: References: <20000119180725.H10127@noc.fr.clara.net> <38864803.13EE909@jollem.com> Subject: Re: no modules loaded for 'xserver' service? Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 11:07:31 +1030 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hey ya - thought this may help - i had the same problem with Xfree 3.3.5 When you started the build in the ports, it asks you COMPILE PAM SUPPORT [YES] (or something like that - i can't remember exactly as it was a few weeks ago ) as one of the compilation options - this was at the same time as selecting what servers, etc. to compile This you can say 'NO' to with no ill effects - mine seems to crank over ok now Feel free to flame me if this is no good :) G. Greg Work Email : Greg@FatCanary.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernst de Haan" To: "Sameh Ghane" Cc: "The Hermit Hacker" ; ; ; ; "Sebastiaan van Erk" Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 9:55 AM Subject: Re: no modules loaded for 'xserver' service? > Hi Sameh et all. > > > I'm experiencing the same problem, with one difference: The solution does > not apply to my system >:-( I added the suggested line in my pam.conf, > with no effect. I then copied /usr/src/etc/pam.conf to /etc/pam.conf, and > as a result I now get even more errors. > > This is the message I get: > > bash-2.03$ startx > Authentication failed - cannot start X server. > Perhaps you do not have console ownership? > > I am facing this problem since I installed the x11/xfree86 port that > included the 335 xfree sources. I installed and make'd the 336 port last > week, with no effect. I'm getting pretty desparate and considering > re-installing from my genuine FreeBSD 3.2 CD :-( Sounds like Winblows, eh? > :( > > I'll post my startx-output, truss-startx-output, x config file and kernel > config file tomorrow. > > Ernst > > Sameh Ghane wrote: > > > > Le Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 01:03:42PM -0400, The Hermit Hacker crivit: > > > > > > Morning all... > > > > > > Jan 18 15:58:27 atelier Xwrapper: no modules loaded for `xserver' service > > > Jan 18 15:59:25 atelier Xwrapper: no modules loaded for `xserver' service > > > Jan 18 15:59:38 atelier Xwrapper: no modules loaded for `xserver' service > > > Jan 19 12:55:06 atelier Xwrapper: no modules loaded for `xserver' service > > > Jan 19 12:55:29 atelier Xwrapper: no modules loaded for `xserver' service > > > Jan 19 12:57:00 atelier Xwrapper: no modules loaded for `xserver' service > > > Script started on Wed Jan 19 12:57:13 2000 > > > > startx > > > > > > Authentication failed - cannot start X server. > > > Perhaps you do not have console ownership?^Cxinit: unexpected signal 2 > > > > try adding this line in your /etc/pam.conf: > > > > xserver auth required pam_permit.so > > > > As a general rule, try to merge, or at least to see the diffs > > between your /etc and /usr/src/etc when upgrading. > > -- > Ernst de Haan > Freelance Java Architect > > "Come to me all who are weary and burdened, > and I will give you rest" -- Jesus Christ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message