From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 15 22:31:22 2008 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 C7EA21065672 for ; Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:31:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pedro.sousaalves@uclouvain.be) Received: from smtp4.sgsi.ucl.ac.be (smtpout.sgsi.ucl.ac.be [130.104.5.77]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7806D8FC15 for ; Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:31:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pedro.sousaalves@uclouvain.be) Received: from mail.sgsi.ucl.ac.be (unknown [10.1.3.4]) by smtp4.sgsi.ucl.ac.be (Postfix) with ESMTP; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:31:30 +0200 (CEST) Received: from 88.147.34.23 (SquirrelMail authenticated user sousaalves) by mmp.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be with HTTP; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:31:16 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <8d01a6b31e2182c0ea3251a9cc3c0eb9.squirrel@mmp.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be> In-Reply-To: References: <64d1ab581e3356d286e59b2b0e14b53b.squirrel@mmp.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be> <20080706122909.W84746@border.lukas.is-a-geek.org> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:31:16 +0200 (CEST) From: "Pedro Alves" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.15 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-AV-Checked: ClamAV using ClamSMTP X-Sgsi-Spamcheck: Squirrel authenticated, X-MailScanner-ID: 5FEDAEFFFD.9E6A4 X-SGSI-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-SGSI-From: pedro.sousaalves@uclouvain.be X-SGSI-Spam-Status: No Cc: Luke Dean Subject: Re: Can't run WindowMaker. Fatal server error: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:31:22 -0000 > I have recompiled the kernel and no change what so ever. > I have also upgraded windowmaker to windowmaker-0.92.0_4. > Current Xorg is xorg-7.3_2 > > > On 06-juil.-08, at 21:31, Luke Dean wrote: > >> >> >> On Sun, 6 Jul 2008, Pedro Alves wrote: >> >>> Hello >>> >>> I have a serious problem with windowmaker. >>> Every time I configure .xinitrc to launch wmaker, the server aborts >>> >>> here what I get: >>> >>> Fatal server error: >>> Caught signal 11. Server aborting >>> >>> xnit: connection to X server lost. >>> wmaker warning: got signal1-exiting... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> So... What to do, as I don't find any information concerning this >>> problem. >>> >>> I am running FreeBSD 7.0 >>> One week old cvs ports upgrade. >> >> You may find clues in the Xorg log. >> /var/log/Xorg.0.log >> >> When I have this problem, or just about any X-related problem, it >> means I need to go rebuild my video driver. > > ------------------------------ It is very important to say that if instead of windowmaker I define in .xnitrc to execute for instance icewm as window manager I have not problems at all except that I can't run gnustep applications. That another issue I face.