Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 16:38:28 -0600 (MDT) From: mlduke <mlduke@concentric.net> To: Conrad Sabatier <conrads@home.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: One For the Books Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005091634270.439-100000@mlduke.concentric.net> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.000509171907.conrads@home.com>
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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 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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