On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 09:18:05PM -0600, George Roberts wrote: > Technically both are started at the end of the boot sequence. However > if I use "/etc/init.d/xdm zap" and then "/etc/init.d/xdm start" I am > now getting a message "Setting up gdm ..." followed by "ERROR: could not > open the Display Manager..." and then it hangs and I have to ctrl-c out > of it. When I type xdm, it brings up the xdm log in screen and I can > get back into gnome. I want my gdm back! > Now my /var/log/xdm.log is now showing: > _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6 > _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/George:0 > _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6 >
The above suggests that whatever is trying to run is trying to use ipv6. It might not have anything to your problem, but you should at least add "-ipv6" to your useflags and run emerge --newuse world W > X Window System Version 6.8.2 > Release Date: 9 February 2005 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2 > Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.11-gentoo-r6 i686 [ELF] > Current Operating System: Linux George 2.6.11-gentoo-r6 #8 SMP Fri Apr > 29 13:09:31 MDT 2005 i686 > Build Date: 07 July 2005 > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Module Loader present > 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: Sat Jul 16 20:45:27 2005 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > Using vt 7 > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- "The dynamics of inter-being and mono logical imperatives in Dick and Jane : A study in psychic transrelational gender modes". Academia, here I come. -- Calvin Sortir en Pantoufles: up 14 days, 2:23 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
