Re: reinstalling X.Org server

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 01/30/2009 04:18 PM, Francesco Pietra wrote:
> Is it possible to reinstall X.Org server on a multisocket dual-opteron
> computer running amd64 lenny?
>
> Why? Failure of a DIMM bank did no more allow to launch amd64. Removed
> the faulty slots, amd64 could be launched and the system seemed to be
> in order. Filled the empty bank with fresh DDR1 ECC, the total memory
> increased correspondingly. Again, it was now possible to carry out
> sophisticated chemical calculations.
>
> However, needing now to check 3D molecular structures, I found that
> "startx" does not launch X anymore, X only appearing as a flash at the
> bottom of the screen.  I checked many X-related files against a i386
> lenny, ssh linked, computer (in particular /etc/X11/xorg.conf), don't
> detecting damaged lines. I did not carry out a checksum. Command:
>
> tail --lines 200 /var/log/Xorg.0.log|grep EE
>
> was not much informative, as shows below between === lines.
>
> I suspect that one or more X-related files were damaged as a
> consequence of the RAM problems above.
>
> Thanks
> francesco pietra.
>
> ========================
> (II) MACH64(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (insufficient
> memory for mode)
> (II) MACH64(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode
[snip]
> drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
> drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
> drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
> drmOpenDevice: Open failed
>
> Backtrace:
> 0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x6a) [0x48dd0a]
> 1: /lib/libc.so.6 [0x2b1686b4ef60]
>
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11. Server aborting
> ======================

I'd reinstall the whole system.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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