Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:32:06 -0500 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> To: FreeBSD X11 mailing list <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org>, "FreeBSD Questions !!!!" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Putting my new FreeBSD 9.3 desktop online .... Message-ID: <53EE4416.5090807@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <CAPS9%2BSsV35V_kh7KxREj8K_qNinTEuaa4kvdNG%2BEtReBDdTkjA@mail.gmail.com> References: <53EBE6D6.8090501@hiwaay.net> <20140814072430.5e39c3bc.freebsd@edvax.de> <53ED2189.6020408@hiwaay.net> <53EE14FA.8060601@hiwaay.net> <CAPS9%2BSvmWzAn5RkHcr6e3LRpeS18j4ys444_hU8PqsLSXGc7Xg@mail.gmail.com> <53EE3C8D.3040008@hiwaay.net> <CAPS9%2BSsV35V_kh7KxREj8K_qNinTEuaa4kvdNG%2BEtReBDdTkjA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 08/15/14 12:21, Andreas Nilsson wrote: > On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 6:59 PM, William A. Mahaffey III <wam@hiwaay.net> > wrote: > >> On 08/15/14 09:26, Andreas Nilsson wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 4:11 PM, William A. Mahaffey III <wam@hiwaay.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> On 08/14/14 15:52, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >>>> On 08/14/14 00:24, Polytropon wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:29:42 -0500, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: >>>>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:08pm] 316 % grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log* >>>>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log: (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not >>>>>>> implemented, >>>>>>> (??) unknown. >>>>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log:(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER >>>>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log:(EE) config/hal: couldn't initialise context: >>>>>>> unknown error (null) >>>>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old: (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not >>>>>>> implemented, (??) unknown. >>>>>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As you can see, "config/hal: couldn't initialise context: >>>>>> unknown error (null)" is a very helpful message. :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:15pm] 317 % grep hal /var/log/messages >>>>>> >>>>>>> Aug 5 08:47:54 kabini1 pkg: hal-0.5.14_26 installed >>>>>>> Aug 5 09:16:51 kabini1 root: /usr/sbin/service: WARNING: $hald_enable >>>>>>> is not set properly - see rc.conf(5). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is what you should have a look at. You sould have >>>>>> hald_enable="YES" >>>>>> dbus_enable="YES" >>>>>> >>>>>> in your /etc/rc.conf file. >>>>>> >>>>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:19pm] 318 % service hal start >>>>>> >>>>>>> hal does not exist in /etc/rc.d or the local startup >>>>>>> directories (/usr/local/etc/rc.d) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, it's "service hald start". The service's name is "hald" >>>>>> for "HAL daemon", and HAL means "hardware abstraction layer", >>>>>> a technology "mandatory" to X (unless you "uncomple" it), >>>>>> deprecated in Linux long time ago. :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 3:43:23pm] 319 % man hal >>>>>> >>>>>>> No manual entry for hal >>>>>>> >>>>>>> See "man hald". There are many more manpages referenced in >>>>>> the "SEE ALSO" section. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> hald is in fact running, & both entries are in my rc.conf file .... >>>>> >>>>> A little more input, from login attempt about 5 min. ago: >>>> >>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:32am] 411 % ll -tr ~wam/.xsession* >>>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 wam users 34 Aug 8 18:22 /home/wam/.xsession* >>>> -rw------- 1 wam users 355 Aug 15 09:05 /home/wam/.xsession-errors >>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:37am] 412 % more ~wam/.xsession-errors >>>> /usr/local/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0 >>>> xrdb: "XTerm*saveLines" on line 76 overrides entry on line 61 >>>> >>>> (process:6932): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. >>>> Using the fallback 'C' locale. >>>> XDM authorization key matches an existing client!xfce4-session: Cannot >>>> open display: . >>>> Type 'xfce4-session --help' for usage. >>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:39am] 413 % date >>>> Fri Aug 15 09:06:43 CDT 2014 >>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:06:43am] 414 % xfce4-session --help >>>> Usage: >>>> xfce4-session [OPTION...] >>>> >>>> Help Options: >>>> -h, --help Show help options >>>> --help-all Show all help options >>>> --help-gtk Show GTK+ Options >>>> >>>> Application Options: >>>> --disable-tcp Disable binding to TCP ports >>>> -V, --version Print version information and exit >>>> --display=DISPLAY X display to use >>>> >>>> [root@kabini1, /etc, 9:07:02am] 415 % >>>> >>>> >>>> Any clues appreciated :-/ .... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> William A. Mahaffey III >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Could you post the whole Xorg.0.log? >>> Xdm uses .xinitrc to start a "something" right? Please show your .xinitrc >>> >>> I guess you're trying to use xfce, have you verified that all required >>> packages are installed ( xfce, xorg-server, xf86-video*, xf86-input*? >>> >>> What graphics hw are you using? Which xorg-stack ( new /old)? >>> >>> Are you using a xorg.conf or using default on-the-fly-config? >>> >>> Best regards >>> Andreas >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- >>> unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >>> >> I tried to attach 2 files & only 1 came through ..... Here is the >> Xorg.0.log .... >> > Thanks. It did attach. > > Well since it works with plain startx it seems unlikely that xorg is to > blame. > > Perhaps you could add something like ulimit -c 512 to xinitrc to see if > there is a segfault or something. I don't use xfce, but maybe there is a > switch which can enable more logging? > > The xorg.conf puzzels me, it specifies nvidia as driver? Why? > > But I'm out of ideas. Everything seems to start ok, and then something goes > wrong. > > Best regards > Andreas > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Hmmmm .... I don't know what got attached, my xorg.conf specifies vesa gfx driver .... -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. 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