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From: mlduke <mlduke@concentric.net>
To: Conrad Sabatier <conrads@home.com>
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Subject: RE: One For the Books
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Conrad is correct. Something _did_ write to the XF86Config file. What,
there is yet nary a clue. Have been running lsof in timed monitoring
mode and thus far--nada. Simply copied a backup file to /etc/XF86Config
and started over.

Major error: Did not _keep_ that mucked up file in order to search
for clues.

Thanks, Conrad.

ML Duke
 
> On 04-May-00 mlduke wrote:
> > I'm running 3.2 which is my third version (I think, maybe four).
> > X has always worked. Never failed once after finally getting
> > through XF86Config.
> > 
> > Today, it up and quit, refuses to start and nothing, repeat _nothing_
> > has been changed by this sole user/admin since yesterday. I mean, it
> > was running when I shut it down (orderly like) and we went to bed.
> > 
> > The error message starts by declaring itself "XFree86 Version
> > 3.3.3.1 / X Window System
> > (protocol Version 11, Revision 0, vendor release 6300)
> > Release Date: December 29 1998"
> > 
> > and ends with:
> > 
> > "Config Error: /etc/XF86Config:2823
> > 
> > Read the section entitled 'ANTI-SPAM CONFIGURATION CONTROL'..
> > Example section name expected
> > 
> > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown)"
> > 
> > The "anti spam" section of /etc/XF86Config refers to files not
> > found on this machine.
> > 
> > Any clues?
> 
> How strange.  It sounds like somehow your X config file got something else
> inserted into it from somewhere.  As far as I know, there's no "anti-spam"
> section in XF86Config.  It doesn't even make sense to have such a thing
> there.
> 
> And that's an awfully large XF86Config file ya got there, buddy (2823+
> lines?).  :-)  I'd imagine everything from that line on has no business
> being there.  You should bring up your favorite editor and chop all that
> stuff out.
> 
> If worse comes to worst, just rerun XF86Setup or xf86config, and make a
> fresh, clean config file.
> 
> -- 
> Conrad Sabatier
> http://members.home.net/conrads/
> ICQ# 1147270
> 
> 
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