Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:37:29 +0100 From: Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> To: Daniel Cervus <DanieltheDeer@outlook.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Cannot start CDE Message-ID: <CADqw_gJO4WgMJHDANKwkEYkqWLGtHfUU=c45gPhBFWqJ_6ZscQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <TYYP286MB15462A4B56A2FA3A1912BCC3B8139@TYYP286MB1546.JPNP286.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> References: <TYYP286MB1546444EC0118CBBADF6A794B8129@TYYP286MB1546.JPNP286.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> <CADqw_gJYtLFoszL1W_-fiuOhUVYPfcyjuCyqJ=N=OmAJ4QoKJw@mail.gmail.com> <TYYP286MB154600AB44ACB8EEB4341EC9B8139@TYYP286MB1546.JPNP286.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> <CADqw_gJ-sqHYLver2f-4j4SL0AJ9Vm2PWsonDQYqSk-7xjY3-Q@mail.gmail.com> <TYYP286MB15462A4B56A2FA3A1912BCC3B8139@TYYP286MB1546.JPNP286.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 6:35 AM Daniel Cervus <DanieltheDeer@outlook.com> wrote: > “Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)” > > “modeset(0): glamor initialization failed” > > Are these two errors relevant? And I do find nothing in the home directory. > I think you'll need to add some more information, esp about the (graphics) HW you're using. The freebsd-x11 may be a better group to carry on this discussion ... have you looked in the archives (https://lists.freebsd.org/)? good luck! Michael > > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2022, 01:47 Daniel Cervus <DanieltheDeer@outlook.com> > wrote: > >> Here it is, and I didn’t find the .Xsession-error file in my home >> directory. >> > > Please note, I used a lowercase "x" in ".xsession-errors.log". > > I also did not offer to look at your Xorg.0.log file for you (sorry, but I > won't open an attachment just like that) :-)... It's fairly readable, look > for lines containing "(EE)" (errors), those will normally give you an idea > of whats going on > > Regards > Michael > > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 3:26 PM Daniel Cervus <DanieltheDeer@outlook.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hello, I am trying to install CDE to have a look of it. After >> installing Xorg using pkg on 12.3-Release, I installed CDE through package, >> and follow the instructions on the pkg message: >> >> >> >> This is ancient software that is ported for curiosity purposes. It is >> unlikely to be useful in everyday use, and should not be used in untrusted >> environments as there are highly likely to be unresolved security issues. >> It is also necessary to enable the Subprocess Control Service (and dtcms >> for the calendar to work). # sysrc rpcbind_enable=yes # sysrc >> dtcms_enable=yes # sysrc inetd_enable=yes # service rpcbind start && >> service dtcms start and Add the following line to /etc/inetd.conf: dtspc >> stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/dt/bin/dtspcd /usr/local/dt/bin/dtspcd >> and to /etc/services: dtspc 6112/tcp # CDE Subprocess Control Service To >> start the Common Desktop Environment, % ln -s /usr/local/dt/bin/Xsession >> ~/.Xsession % env LANG=C startx If you want to use dtlogin as well, you'll >> need to create /usr/local/etc/X11/Xwrapper.config and add this line: >> allowed_users=anybody >> >> But it just started XDM, what’s wrong with it? >> >> have you looked in /var/log/X*.log (don't have the precise name nor a >> FreeBSD system handy)? >> >> Also, there may be a file ".xsession-error*" in your $HOME - check >> whether there's anything useful there. >> >> >> >> HTH >> >> Michael >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Michael Schuster >> http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/ >> >> recursion, n: see 'recursion' >> >> >> > -- Michael Schuster http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/ recursion, n: see 'recursion' [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 6:35 AM Daniel Cervus <<a href="mailto:DanieltheDeer@outlook.com">DanieltheDeer@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div dir="auto"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr">“Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)”</div> <div dir="ltr"><br> </div> <div dir="ltr">“modeset(0): glamor initialization failed”</div> <div dir="ltr"><br> </div> <div dir="ltr">Are these two errors relevant? And I do find nothing in the home directory.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">I think you'll need to add some more information, esp about the (graphics) HW you're using. The freebsd-x11 may be a better group to carry on this discussion ... have you looked in the archives (<a href="https://lists.freebsd.org/">https://lists.freebsd.org/</a>)?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">good luck!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Michael</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"><br> </div> <blockquote type="cite"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="auto"> <div> <div><br> </div> <br> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 18, 2022, 01:47 Daniel Cervus <<a href="mailto:DanieltheDeer@outlook.com" target="_blank">DanieltheDeer@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div lang="ZH-CN" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here it is, and I didn’t find the .Xsession-error file in my home directory.</span></p> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div dir="auto"><br> </div> <div dir="auto">Please note, I used a lowercase "x" in ".xsession-errors.log".</div> <div dir="auto"><br> </div> <div dir="auto">I also did not offer to look at your Xorg.0.log file for you (sorry, but I won't open an attachment just like that) :-)... It's fairly readable, look for lines containing "(EE)" (errors), those will normally give you an idea of whats going on</div> <div dir="auto"><br> </div> <div dir="auto">Regards </div> <div dir="auto">Michael </div> <div dir="auto"><br> </div> <div dir="auto"><br> </div> <div dir="auto"> <div class="gmail_quote"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div lang="ZH-CN" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:SimSun"><u></u> <u></u></span></p> <div> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun"><u></u> <u></u></span></p> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 3:26 PM Daniel Cervus <<a href="mailto:DanieltheDeer@outlook.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">DanieltheDeer@outlook.com</a>> wrote:</span></p> </div> <blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span><span lang="EN-US">Hello, I am trying to install CDE to have a look of it. After installing Xorg using pkg on 12.3-Release, I installed CDE through package, and follow the instructions on the pkg message: </span></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:36pt;word-break:break-all"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Courier New"">This is ancient software that is ported for curiosity purposes. It is unlikely to be useful in everyday use, and should not be used in untrusted environments as there are highly likely to be unresolved security issues. It is also necessary to enable the Subprocess Control Service (and dtcms for the calendar to work). # sysrc rpcbind_enable=yes # sysrc dtcms_enable=yes # sysrc inetd_enable=yes # service rpcbind start && service dtcms start and Add the following line to /etc/inetd.conf: dtspc stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/dt/bin/dtspcd /usr/local/dt/bin/dtspcd and to /etc/services: dtspc 6112/tcp # CDE Subprocess Control Service To start the Common Desktop Environment, % ln -s /usr/local/dt/bin/Xsession ~/.Xsession % env LANG=C startx If you want to use dtlogin as well, you'll need to create /usr/local/etc/X11/Xwrapper.config and add this line: allowed_users=anybody<u></u><u></u></span></p> </div> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:36pt;word-break:break-all"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody,serif;color:black">But it just started XDM, what’s wrong with it?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Courier New""><u></u><u></u></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:37.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">have you looked in /var/log/X*.log (don't have the precise name nor a FreeBSD system handy)?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:37.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Also, there may be a file ".xsession-error*" in your $HOME - check whether there's anything useful there.<u></u><u></u></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:37.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:37.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">HTH<u></u><u></u></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:37.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Michael<u></u><u></u></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:37.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"><br clear="all"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:SimSun"><u></u><u></u></span></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:37.5pt"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:37.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">-- </span></p> <div> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:37.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">Michael Schuster<br> <a href="http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/</a></span></p>; </div> </div> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:37.5pt"><span lang="EN-US">recursion, n: see 'recursion'</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:SimSun"><u></u> <u></u></span></p> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Michael Schuster<br><a href="http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/</a><br></div><div>recursion, n: see 'recursion'<br></div></div></div></div>
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