severity 395564 important retitle 395564 [sparc] X server blocks/hangs on startup when "unix/:7100" is in font path thanks
On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 11:03:17AM -0500, Bailey, Scott wrote: > Jurij, thanks very much for the follow-up. > > Executive Summary: I am working now (!!!) > > Details: > > - I took the xorg.conf you provided, and edited it to account > for my monitor. (Tweaked sync ranges, added '1600x1200' to modes). > This worked immediately. > > - I then diff'd my working xorg.conf with the broken xorg.conf > and started working through the options to see the effect of each > difference, if any. > > - The first thing I tried was adding the line: > > FontPath "unix/:7100" > > to the beginning of the Files section. This produced the CPU loop > I described. Removing this line again corrected the problem. > > Hence I conclude that my local font server is either evil or just > misunderstood. :-) I checked and it is running... /usr/bin/xfs > provided by package xfs 1.0.1-5. > > I am happy to leave matters as they stand, but I wonder how many > other people may run into this situation? If I can assist by trying > more tweaks to further refine the problem, don't hesitate to ask. Thanks for debugging info. Since there is such a simple workaround, I'm dropping the severity of the bug to non-RC for now. I'll try to figure out who's responsible for that hang and then reassign appropriately. Best regards, -- Jurij Smakov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Key: http://www.wooyd.org/pgpkey/ KeyID: C99E03CC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
