My wife's machine downstairs (built for us by a friend who speaks hardware; I do not) has been hitting the Diagonal Screen of Death (DSoD); it brings up the login screen with both our names, and lets you choose one. You type in userid and password, and whammo : DSoD.
In that condition it does however let me login over ssh and become root. I did so, ran yum update (no trouble with that), and did a reboot. No joy.
I tried startx.
[root@Msgv2 ~]# startx xauth: file /root/.serverauth.1267 does not exist [....] Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: No such device or address
It referred me to wiki.x.org, where I found only discussions well over my head. But the directions there recommended trying to configure, and I tried :
[root@Msgv2 log]# X -configure
Fatal server error: Server is already active for display 0 If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again.
It said :
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.1.log" for additional information.
I did that :
[root@Msgv2 tmp]# rm .X0-lock rm: remove regular file `.X0-lock'? y [root@Msgv2 tmp]# cd [root@Msgv2 ~]# X -configure _XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running
At this point, it looks to me like a catch-22 -- wie man's auch macht, is' es verkehrt.
Can anybody spare me a clue?
On 04/28/2013 01:15 PM, Beartooth wrote:
Can anybody spare me a clue?
I think you have to be in what used to be called runlevel three for that. AFAIK the old commands still work, even though they just call the new systemctl versions. Also, when you get the DSOD can you switch to a different TTY with ^ALT-F2?
On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:35:02 -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:
On 04/28/2013 01:15 PM, Beartooth wrote:
Can anybody spare me a clue?
I think you have to be in what used to be called runlevel three for that. AFAIK the old commands still work, even though they just call the new systemctl versions. Also, when you get the DSOD can you switch to a different TTY with ^ALT-F2?
No. Not as my userid, nor as hers, nor as root; not on her keyboard, and not from mine over ssh.
On 04/29/2013 01:28 PM, Beartooth wrote:
No. Not as my userid, nor as hers, nor as root; not on her keyboard, and not from mine over ssh.
You need to change to a different TTY first, then log in. Do you mean that you can't get to a login prompt, or that you can't log in once you do? (I'm not nitpicking here; I may not know how to fix this, but I do know that the two possibilities probably imply different things.)
On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:03:09 -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:
You need to change to a different TTY first, then log in.
Hmmm... TTY is one of those things I've often seen and never really understood. Wikipedia has a great long article, which I'll try to get around to.
Meanwhile, a fact I haven't mentioned. The problem machine is one of four behind a KVM switch.
Do you mean that you can't get to a login prompt, or that you can't log in once you do? (I'm not nitpicking here; I may not know how to fix this, but I do know that the two possibilities probably imply different things.)
Don't worry about being picky; I began life as a mathematician (B.A., 1961), though I changed fields radically soon after.
When I switch the peripherals to another PC, or use a tablet cabled to the same (my only) router, I can ssh -Y; but I don't really know anything about using that -Y.
When I switch the peripherals to the problem machine, I get almost normal-looking displays till I grab the mouse. Then fine white lines run all across, horizontally; after a moment, the lines increase, so that the display is useless unless you recognize what is behind the veil.
After I log in, the veil gets so thick that I can just perceive a gray band across the top, and the rest of the screen blue. But the mouse cursor is plain and moves well.
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does nothing afaict, but Ctrl-Alt-Delete does make it reboot.
On another PC behind the same (and only) KVM switch, and also on the tablet, I get :
[btth@Hbsk ~]$ startx xauth: file /home/btth/.serverauth.1661 does not exist
X.Org X Server 1.13.3 Release Date: 2013-03-07 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: 2.6.32-358.2.1.el6.x86_64 Current Operating System: Linux Hbsk.localdomain 3.8.9-200.fc18.i686.PAE #1 SMP Fri Apr 26 13:01:35 UTC 2013 i686 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.9-200.fc18.i686.PAE root=/ dev/mapper/vg_hbsk-lv_root ro rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 rd.lvm.lv=vg_hbsk/lv_swap SYSFONT=True KEYTABLE=us rd.lvm.lv=vg_hbsk/lv_root rd.luks=0 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rhgb quiet Build Date: 17 April 2013 04:49:59AM Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.13.3-3.fc18 Current version of pixman: 0.28.0 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.1.log", Time: Fri May 3 11:52:24 2013 (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d" (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" setversion 1.4 failed Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension Initializing built-in extension SHAPE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension Initializing built-in extension XTEST Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS Initializing built-in extension SYNC Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA Initializing built-in extension XFIXES Initializing built-in extension RENDER Initializing built-in extension RANDR Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER Initializing built-in extension RECORD Initializing built-in extension DPMS Initializing built-in extension X-Resource Initializing built-in extension XVideo Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation Initializing built-in extension SELinux Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI Initializing built-in extension DRI2 Loading extension GLX
Fatal server error: no screens found (EE) Please consult the Fedora Project support at http://wiki.x.org for help. (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.1.log" for additional information. (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. xinit: giving up xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused xinit: server error [btth@Hbsk ~]$
I hope that contains something diagnostic.
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Beartooth -
Joe Zeff