Re: [debian-knoppix] problem with Xfree86 in latest Knoppix (2-9-04)
On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 12:59:28PM -0800, Robert M. Riches Jr. wrote:
> > > One suggestion would be to reconfigure your XF86Config file.
> > > IIRC, I used 'XFree86 -configure' (without the quote marks)
> > > to get Knoppix X to work on two machines I had difficulty
> > > with, that wouldn't run X without doing that.
> >
> > Is anyone aware here that X is already working at that point?
> >
> > So, it is most likely NOT a problem with X itself. The library warnings
> > are "normal" in the Debian/experimental version of XFree.
> >
> > I rather suspect an error in the xsession startup scripts.
> > Has anyone checked about this?
> >
> > However, since it is another "Knoppix after harddisk installation"
> > problem, it does not have a high priority for me. You find it and send a
> > patch. ;-)
>
> First, Klaus, thank you very much for the _EXCELLENT_
> distribution!
>
> While the original poster's situation involved a post-
> harddisk installation machine, my situation did not, and X
> was _not_ already running for me.
>
> In case it's worth looking into, my situation involved an
> AGP motherboard (Iwill P4ES, Intel 845E chipset, IIRC) but
> with a PCI graphics card (ATI Radeon 7000-7500). I had to
> use the '2' boot option, which brought up text mode. I ran
> startx, and it didn't work. IIRC, it hung the machine
> rather thoroughly, requiring reboot. After doing the
> 'XFree86 -configure', X would come up, but I seem to recall
> there were some font issues.
>
> I ran into a similar situation with a different machine
> owned by a relative. His machine was older, not really
> enough RAM, a Compaq, maybe a Presario. The symptoms were
> similar to mine, though. Redoing the config would let X
> come up, but there were font problems.
Still, if X terminates normally after you start your session with
"startx", it is probably a n error in the xsession startup-scripts, not
in the X-Server itself. If you get a nice grey screen when you just type
"X" as root, your X-Server is working fine.
However, I seem to have found the problem with the non-working X-Login.
It seems that the scripts in /etc/X11/Xsession.d have changed somehow,
so you get NO desktop manager if there is a "default" line in
$HOME/.wmrc. I fixed this in the upcoming update, but an easy way for a
workaround is just loggin in with the "failsafe" login (or text console),
and doing an
echo "kde3" > .wmrc
Regards
-Klaus Knopper
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