Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Adam Carter <Adam.Carter@×××××××××.au>
To: "gentoo-user@l.g.o" <gentoo-user@l.g.o>, "dalek1967@×××××××××.net" <dalek1967@×××××××××.net>
Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Debugging X
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:10:30
Message-Id: 707E41AE68E444499861C6B248AB8684535D2C7C45@excprdmbxw002.optus.com.au
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Debugging X by Daniel Beecham
1 > >> It dies after the cursor shows up, spitting this backtrace
2 > and output.
3 > >> Sorry if the formatting sucks. The last line is probably
4 > refering to the
5 > >> fact I tried to run it from within screen, so if that could cause a
6 > >> problem say so, and tell me how the heck to get a log of
7 > this output
8 > >> (since startx > log.txt doesn't work)
9
10 Dude - check the entry below that says: Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log". It re-written (no appeneded to) each time you startx.
11
12 > >> #--- startx output ---#
13 > >>
14 > >> X Window System Version 1.3.0
15 > >> Release Date: 19 April 2007
16 > >> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
17 > >> Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
18 > >> Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.25-gentoo-r7 #1 SMP
19 > >> PREEMPT Fri Aug 1 21:56:38 CDT 2008 x86_64
20 > >> Build Date: 22 July 2008
21 > >> Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
22 > >> to make sure that you have the latest version.
23 > >> Module Loader present
24 > >> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==)
25 > >> default setting,
26 > >> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II)
27 > >> informational,
28 > >> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not
29 > >> implemented, (??) unknown.
30 > >> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log",
31 > >> Time: Wed Aug 20 00:11:37 2008
32 > >> (==) Using config file:
33 > >> "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
34 > >> (WW) NVIDIA: No matching Device section
35
36 Can you post up your Device sections? In my x log this is where it starts reporting on my screen.
37
38 > >> for instance (BusID PCI:0:1:3) foundle
39 > >> (II) Module already built-in
40 > >> The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp)
41 > >> reports:
42 > >> > Warning: Multiple names for
43 > >> > keycode 211
44 > >> > Using <I211>,
45 > >> > ignoring <AB11>
46 > >> Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the
47 > >> X server
48 > >> Backtrace:
49 > >> 0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x6d) [0x49690d]
50 > >> 1: /lib/libc.so.6 [0x7fae2c0a4430]
51 > >> 2: X(NumMotionEvents+0x12) [0x447822]
52 > >> 3: X(CreateConnectionBlock+0x53) [0x439623]
53 > >> 4: X(main+0x658) [0x43a168]
54 > >> 5: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x7fae2c091b74]
55 > >> 6: X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x229) [0x439259]
56 > >>
57 > >> Fatal server error:
58 > >> Caught signal 11. Server aborting
59 > >>
60 > >> waiting for X server to begin accepting connections
61 > >> giving up.
62 > >> xinit: Connection reset by peer (errno 104): unable to
63 > connect to X
64 > >> server
65 > >> xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
66 > >> Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console
67
68 Have you tried the nv module instead? If not, emerge xf86-video-nv then change Driver from "nvidia" to "nv" then restart X and check the log again.