Date: Sat, 8 Jul 1995 00:14:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Howard Lew <hlew@genome.Stanford.EDU> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freebsd.org> Cc: bugs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: S3 Server dumps core Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950708000418.6061A-100000@vegemite.Stanford.EDU> In-Reply-To: <5383.805161082@time.cdrom.com>
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On Fri, 7 Jul 1995, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > I'm using 2.0.5-Snap 6/22, and the S3 still dumps core if and only if I > > do this: > > > > 1) Switch from xdm to a text screen. > > Have you tried eliminating xdm from the equation and seeing if the > server still dumps core? I have never had XF86_S3 dump on me, but > then I don't use xdm. I'd like to know if this has anything to do > with it. Good idea. I tested it out again, and as long as I am not running xdm, XF86_S3 does not dump core when I log in as root from the text screen. So the culprit is xdm. Only when xdm is running, and if I log in as root from the text screen will it dump core. > > > One other problem.... In the login window, Xconsole sometimes appears and > > then closes by itself. I have seen this happen on a 386-40, and also > > this 486-100. > > Is /dev/console owned by you? It needs to be for xconsole or `xterm -C' > to work. /etc/fbtab is a good way of making that happen automatically > if it's not - do a man fbtab for details. > > Jordan > Actually, this is before even anyone logs into Xwindows via the xdm login window. For some reason, the xconsole window which appears on the login screen sometimes closes. I can tell it opens and then closes because the screen flashes the window. I am not sure how Xconsole should behave, but if it is a permissions problem, shouldn't Xconsole stay open and show an error like, "Cannot open console" like I have seen on NCD xterms used to access DECs and Suns? The owner should be root I think because xdm is started in the /etc/ttys file.
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