On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 09:45:27PM -0400, Neil L. Roeth wrote:
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> Subject: potato/kernel 2.2.17 upgrade problems
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> I upgraded my Sony Vaio 505VE from slink to potato, and then upgraded
> the kernel from 2.0.38 to 2.2.17. Using potato with 2.0.38 is no
> problem, but with 2.2.17 there are a couple of problems, perhaps
> related.
>
> syslog gives me an error at bootup. I can reproduce the error by
> executing /etc/init.d/sysklogd restart later. The error is:
> syslogd: cannot create /dev/log: Invalid argument
>
> X problem - the server does not start - I eventually kill it with
> Ctl-Alt-Backspace and see the following:
>
> _X11TransSocketOpen: socket() failed for local
> _X11TransSocketOpenCOTSClient: Unable to open socket for local
> _X11TransOpen: transport open failed for local/vaio:0
>
> The above three lines are repeated many times. The hostname of the
> machine is vaio.
>
> The reason I think they might be related is that both are problems
> opening sockets. Has anyone seen one or both of these problems? I
> can provide more detail if necessary. TIA.
You may have a networking problem -- does the problem occur when you
are, or are not, connected to a network? Do you have an entry for your
hostname (vaio?) in /etc/hosts? Does it resolve to anything when you
have your X problems? I've seen similar problems on boxes with
networking improperly configured. Though IIRC the box would freeze
during the DNS resolution, eventually timing out.
Another option might be to post your X session output, saving stdout and
stderr to log.
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