Re: Could not create server lock file: /tmp/.X1-lock

[marc <gmane@auxbuss.com>]

Laurent CARON said...
> marc wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have installed xserver-xgl and can run it and compiz from a KDE root 
> > session -- wobbly bits and all. However, when I try to login -- using 
> > the same scripts -- I receive the following: 
> > 
> >   Xsession: X session started for marc at Mon Aug 21 18:48:57 BST 2006
> > 
> >   Fatal server error:
> >   Could not create server lock file: /tmp/.X1-lock
> > 
> >   xset:  unable to open display ":1"
> > 
> > and so on.
> > 
> > To login, I have created:
> > 
> >   /usr/shar/xsessions/xgl.desktop
> > 
> > which can be selected from the KDM panel. All this does is call:
> > 
> >   /usr/local/startxgl.sh
> > 
> >   #!/bin/sh
> >   Xgl :1 -fullscreen -ac -accel xv:fbo -accel glx:pbuffer &
> >   DISPLAY=:1
> >   exec startkde
> > 
> > As I say, this all works from root, but from an regular user it is 
> > effectively halting at the line commencing Xgl.
> > 
> > Any ideas? Thanks.
> > 
> 
> 
> chmod 1777 /tmp

Yup, /tmp is already 1777

-- 
Best,
Marc