X11 vs text mode

Patrick Dupre pd520 at york.ac.uk
Thu Nov 11 00:26:42 UTC 2010


Issued solved by removing the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf and not running
system-config-display.

>
>
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> How could explain this behavior and investigate it.
>>> On the same machine, I have 2 fedora 13 installations with the same
>>> kernel and the same package upgrade, but not the same installed
>>> packages. On one system, there is not problem to switch from the
>>> graphic to the text mode by using Ctl+Atl Fn, on the other one when I
>>> try to switch I never get the text mode right, ie. I do not get the
>>> login banner.
>>> The loading are exactly the same (ie. the grub command line).
>>> 
>>> This behavior does not depend on the user: ie. root or not.
>> 
>> Are there any messages in /var/log/messages when you try to switch to a
>> console on the system where that doesn't work?  Presumably you can open
>> an xterm in the gui to examine the file.  If necessary, you can su to
>> root in the terminal.
>
> So there is nothing in the /var/log/message file about this issue.
>
>> 
>> Do you see the messages from bootup scroll by when you are booting?
> Yes.
>> 
>> Pull all the packages on both systems into files (rpm -qa > filename).
>> Then sort them and run a diff on them.  That should give you a list of
>> packages that are missing on the system that is failing, grouped
>> together if you sort it again.
> I point is that the system which works fine has a minimum packaging
> and I do not think that may help. If I remember correctly, after
> the installation, both systems were OK. I suspect an update.
>
> By the way.
> I put the output of he startx session because I do not like much.
> What do you think ?
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> xauth:  creating new authority file /home/pdupre/.serverauth.2144
> xauth: (stdin):2:  unknown command "9a0a14da40c6dd43fdf6d8d6695154a2"
>
>
> X.Org X Server 1.8.2
> Release Date: 2010-07-01
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: x86-10 2.6.32-44.el6.x86_64
> Current Operating System: Linux eschyle 2.6.34.7-61.fc13.i686.PAE #1 SMP Tue 
> Oct 19 04:24:06 UTC 2010 i686
> Kernel command line: ro root=UUID=d6868ab2-66f2-4839-ad20-9a71a03cde51 
> rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_LVM rd_NO_MD rd_NO_DM LANG=en_US.UTF-8 
> SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYTABLE=fr-latin9
> Build Date: 13 September 2010  07:04:27PM
> Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.8.2-4.fc13
> Current version of pixman: 0.18.0
> 	Before reporting problems, check http://bodhi.fedoraproject.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.0.log", Time: Wed Nov 10 23:40:36 2010
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
> (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
> (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
> The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
>> Warning:          Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 
> symbols
>>                   Ignoring extra symbols
> Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
> GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-mCf6oR
> GNOME_KEYRING_PID=2280
> GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-mCf6oR
> SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-mCf6oR/ssh
> GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-mCf6oR
> SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-mCf6oR/ssh
>
> (gnome-settings-daemon:2279): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: 
> gdk_pixbuf_format_get_name: assertion `format != NULL' failed
> RANDR failure: 8 (extension base 160)
> 090fc018 090fc01c 090fc020 090fc024
> ..............................................
> 090fc618 090fc61c 090fc620
> RANDR failure: 8 (extension base 160)
> 0910f250 0910f254 0910f258 0910f25c
> .............................................;
> 0910f850 0910f854 0910f858
>
> (gnome-settings-daemon:2279): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: IA__g_object_notify: 
> object class `GkbdStatus' has no property named `name'
>
> (gnome-settings-daemon:2279): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_window_set_wmclass: 
> shouldn't set wmclass after window is realized!
>
>
> (gnome-settings-daemon:2279): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: IA__g_object_notify: 
> object class `GkbdStatus' has no property named `name'
> Failed to play sound: File or data not found
>
> (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2363): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot 
> register existing type `_PolkitError'
>
> (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2363): GLib-CRITICAL **: 
> g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
> RANDR failure: 8 (extension base 160)
> 09186aa0 09186aa4 09186aa8 09186aac
> ...............................................
> 091870a0 091870a4 091870a8
> ** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
> 10/11/2010 11:40:52 PM Autoprobing TCP port in (all) network interface
> 10/11/2010 11:40:52 PM Listening IPv{4,6}://*:5900
> 10/11/2010 11:40:52 PM Autoprobing selected port 5900
> 10/11/2010 11:40:52 PM Advertising authentication type: 'VNC Authentication' 
> (2)
> 10/11/2010 11:40:52 PM Advertising security type: 'VNC Authentication' (2)
>
> (gnome-settings-daemon:2279): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: 
> gdk_pixbuf_format_get_name: assertion `format != NULL' failed
> Unable to open desktop file /home/pdupre/Desktop/Teucidide.desktop for panel 
> launcher: No such file or directory
> Unable to open desktop file /usr/share/applications/pup.desktop for panel 
> launcher: No such file or directory
> Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
> ** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area
>
> (nautilus:2317): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_format_get_name: assertion 
> `format != NULL' failed
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>> My guess would be that something critical for creating and running a
>> console is missing, or you have permissions problems.
>> 
>
>

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