Bug#265829: xdm doesn't start at boot, but runs ok with /etc/init.d/xdm

[davidw@dedasys.com (David N. Welton)]

Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes:

> > And this seems to be the one that failed:
> > ========================================
> > (EE) R128(0): Memory manager initialization to (0,0) (288,0) failed
> > 
> > Fatal server error:
> > AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0
> [...]

> Well, memory management appears to be the culprit.

> Can you please follow-up with a list of kernel modules loaded when:

> 1) The X server fails to start with the above error message; and
> 2) The X server starts successfully.

kernel modules before and after are exactly the same:

Module Size Used by 
orinoco_cs 11112 1 
orinoco 53140 1 orinoco_cs 
hermes 15104 2 orinoco_cs,orinoco 
ds 23844 3 orinoco_cs 
yenta_socket 23360 1 
pcmcia_core 73108 3 orinoco_cs,ds,yenta_socket 
binfmt_misc 12840 1 
snd 64952 0 
soundcore 11812 1 snd 
genrtc 8980 0

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