Re: Window Manager trouble/Thanks
Glenn Becker wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Excuse my continuing X density. :-) When I run plain X from root, I get a
> grey screen and X cursor -- which moves fine -- but nothing else. Either
> a) I just don't know how to pop up a console window from this bare
> display, or b) I should be getting more than this, and this is a clue to
> whatever's wrong. I have included an X.err file below ... it records me
> starting plain X up from root, then CTRL-ALT-BKSPing to down it.
you're on a good way. you can use ctrl-alt-Fn (n is 1 - 6, usually) to
go back to one of the virtual consoles, from there run fvwm -display :0,
you can run any X client like this so if fvwm does not run, try xterm,
it should work. now you can try to run various window managers from
command line to see what error messages you get.
if you do not know how to run the window manager, check it's menu file
like this (you need to know the name of the package):
dpkg -L fvwm|grep menu
/usr/share/doc/fvwm/examples/post-hook.menu-form-exit
/usr/lib/menu
/usr/lib/menu/fvwm
/etc/menu-methods
/etc/menu-methods/fvwm
the interesting one is /usr/lib/menu/fvwm:
...
?package(fvwm):\
needs=wm\
section=WindowManagers\
title="Fvwm"\
longtitle="FVWM Windows manager (version 2.xx)"\
command="/usr/bin/X11/fvwm2"
...
so you would use following commandline to run it:
/usr/bin/X11/fvwm2 -display :0
see if you get any error message, if not, switch to X server vt
(ctrl-F7 for :0, ctrl-F8 for :1, usually)
you can try all window managers like this, one after another (you
cannot run more than one at a time)
> Second, of the WMs I have installed, here is a breakdown of what works and
> what doesn't -- thought there might be some common gnd between the members
> of each set that would provide a clue:
>
> Works: Enlightenment, icewm, blackbox, twm, AfterStep Classic
>
> Doesn't Work: wmaker, fvwm, sawmill
>
> I'm most interested in this phenom as a sign of something larger wrong
> with my system. How can a bloated beast like Enlightenment run
> flawlessly when those others don't? WMaker is my favorite WM but I suppose
> I can learn to live w/o it ... but what is happening here? And why
> *should* I live w/o WMaker ... if I don't want to? :-)
try the method above, you should see the error messages.
> Here is the X.err file:
>
> XFree86 Version 4.0.2 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
> Release Date: 18 December 2000
> If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
> newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
> reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Operating System: Linux 2.2.18 i686 [ELF]
> Module Loader present
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sat Feb 3 06:56:34 2001
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown.
> (==) ServerLayout "Simple Layout"
> (**) |-->Screen "Screen 1" (0)
> (**) | |-->Monitor "NEC"
> (**) | |-->Device "Voodoo3 (generic)"
> (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
> (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"
> (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
> (**) XKB: model: "pc101"
> (**) XKB: layout: "us"
> (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
> (**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
> (--) using VT number 7
>
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
> (II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
> (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
> (II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0
> (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
> (--) PCI:*(0:14:0) 3Dfx Interactive Voodoo3 rev 1, Mem @ 0xf4000000/25, 0xfc000000/25, I/O @ 0x1000/8
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
> (II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
> (II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
> (II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
> (II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.1.8
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/tdfx_drv.o
> (II) Module tdfx: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
> (II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) TDFX: Driver for 3dfx Banshee/Voodoo3 chipsets: 3dfx Banshee,
> 3dfx Voodoo3, 3dfx Voodoo5
> (--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
> (--) Chipset 3dfx Voodoo3 found
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
> (II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
> (II) Module int10: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) TDFX(0): Softbooting the board (through the int10 interface).
> (II) TDFX(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
> (II) TDFX(0): Softbooting the board succeeded.
> (**) TDFX(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16
> (==) TDFX(0): RGB weight 565
> (==) TDFX(0): Default visual is TrueColor
> (--) TDFX(0): Chipset: "3dfx Voodoo3"
> (--) TDFX(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xFC000000
> (--) TDFX(0): MMIO registers at addr 0xF4000000
> (--) TDFX(0): PIO registers at addr 0x1000
> (--) TDFX(0): VideoRAM: 16384 kByte Mapping 32768 kByte
> (==) TDFX(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
> (II) TDFX(0): NEC: Using hsync value of 31.50 kHz
> (II) TDFX(0): NEC: Using hsync value of 35.15 kHz
> (II) TDFX(0): NEC: Using hsync value of 35.50 kHz
> (II) TDFX(0): NEC: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-90.00 Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 300.00 MHz
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "640x350" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "640x400" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "720x400" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "640x480" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "640x480" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "640x480" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "800x600" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "800x600" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "800x600" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "800x600" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1024x768" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1024x768" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1024x768" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1024x768" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1024x768" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1152x864" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1280x960" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1280x960" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1280x1024" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1280x1024" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1280x1024" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1792x1344" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1792x1344" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1856x1392" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1856x1392" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1920x1440" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Default mode "1920x1440" deleted (hsync out of range)
> (WW) TDFX(0): Mode "1024x768" deleted (no mode of this name)
> (--) TDFX(0): Virtual size is 800x600 (pitch 800)
> (**) TDFX(0): Default mode "800x600": 36.0 MHz, 35.2 kHz, 56.2 Hz
> (==) TDFX(0): DPI set to (75, 75)
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
> (II) Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a
> (II) Module xaa: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
> (II) Module ramdac: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
> (II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
> (II) Module vbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> (II) TDFX(0): initializing int10
> (II) TDFX(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
> (II) TDFX(0): VESA BIOS detected
> (II) TDFX(0): VESA VBE DDC supported
> (II) TDFX(0): Manufacturer: NEC Model: 1d4d Serial#: 16843009
> (II) TDFX(0): Year: 1998 Week: 32
> (II) TDFX(0): EDID Version: 1.1
> (II) TDFX(0): Analog Display Input, Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.300 V
> (II) TDFX(0): Sync: Separate Composite
> (II) TDFX(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 28 vert.: 21
> (II) TDFX(0): Gamma: 2.20
> (II) TDFX(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off; RGB/Color Display
> (II) TDFX(0): redX: 0.632 redY: 0.335 greenX: 0.295 greenY: 0.593
> (II) TDFX(0): blueX: 0.143 blueY: 0.066 whiteX: 0.281 whiteY: 0.311
> (II) TDFX(0): Supported VESA Video Modes:
> (II) TDFX(0): 720x400@70Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 720x400@88Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 640x480@60Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 640x480@67Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 640x480@72Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 640x480@75Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 800x600@56Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 800x600@60Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 800x600@72Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 800x600@75Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 832x624@75Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 1024x768@60Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 1024x768@70Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): 1024x768@75Hz
> (II) TDFX(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
> (II) TDFX(0): Supported Future Video Modes:
> (II) TDFX(0): #0: hsize: 640 vsize 480 refresh: 85 vid: 22833
> (II) TDFX(0): #1: hsize: 800 vsize 600 refresh: 85 vid: 22853
> (II) TDFX(0): #2: hsize: 1024 vsize 768 refresh: 85 vid: 22881
> (II) TDFX(0): #3: hsize: 1152 vsize 864 refresh: 70 vid: 19057
> (II) TDFX(0): #4: hsize: 1280 vsize 960 refresh: 60 vid: 16513
> (II) TDFX(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
> (II) TDFX(0): clock: 108.0 MHz Image Size: 270 x 203 mm
> (II) TDFX(0): h_active: 1280 h_sync: 1328 h_sync_end 1440 h_blank_end 1688 h_border: 0
> (II) TDFX(0): v_active: 1024 v_sync: 1025 v_sync_end 1028 v_blanking: 1066 v_border: 0
> (II) TDFX(0): Ranges: V min: 55 V max: 120 Hz, H min: 31 H max: 69 kHz, PixClock max 110 kHz
> (II) TDFX(0): Monitor name: MultiSync 50
> (II) TDFX(0): Serial No: 8816158YA
> (==) TDFX(0): Write-combining range (0xfc000000,0x2000000)
> (II) TDFX(0): Textures Memory 12.55 MB
> (II) TDFX(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
> Screen to screen bit blits
> Solid filled rectangles
> 8x8 mono pattern filled rectangles
> Indirect CPU to Screen color expansion
> Solid Lines
> Dashed Lines
> Offscreen Pixmaps
> Driver provided NonTEGlyphRenderer replacement
> Setting up tile and stipple cache:
> 6 128x128 slots
> (==) TDFX(0): Backing store disabled
> (==) TDFX(0): Silken mouse enabled
> (II) TDFX(0): direct rendering disabled
> (**) Mouse1: Protocol: "PS/2"
> (**) Mouse1: Core Pointer
> (==) Mouse1: Buttons: 3
> (**) Mouse1: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
> (II) Keyboard "Keyboard1" handled by legacy driver
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
> Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing from list!
you can comment out this line in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, I guess it
does not matter anyway.
also, check the HorizSync and VertRefresh for your monitor, I guess
you should be able to get better resolution then 800x600 (see monitor
docs).
erik
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