Error starting second X session after Xorg upgrade
Until I upgraded Xorg a couple of weeks ago, I was able to use the command startx -e /opt/kde3.5/bin/startkde -- :1 to start up a second KDE X session while KDE was running on the first X display. Since the upgrade, X starts up but immediately fails with the error xterm: bad command line option "xterm" followed by an xterm usage message. I presume the xterm in question is the one which is always displayed as the console when I run a second KDE session, but I can't work out where it is invoked. I'm running a home-compiled KDE 3.5.3. Any pointers to where xterm is run from and where the error is occurring would be very welcome. (I've tried and failed previously to set up kdmrc to allow a normal KDM login on the second X display - that would be an acceptable alternative to getting startx to work.) -- David Jarvie. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No audio support
Hello, I have a problem with the audio output of KDE 3.5.3 (the KDE version currently used by Debian Etch Testing): There is absolutely no sound output. After the first launch of KDE I got a pop-up with the error message: "Sound server information message: Error while initializing sound driver: device: default can't be opened for playback (No such device) The sound server will continue, using the null output device." I started "kcontrol / Sound / Sound System / Hardware" and activated the ALSA sound system. I installed the remaining alsa packages and ran alsaconf. Then I used alsamixer and unmuted all channels (both actions as root). I also used alsamixer as normal user and of cause kmix - no effect. Due to Bug report #362282 I replaced libasound2 with version 1.0.11-7 - no effect. After this I used the module-assistent to build the ALSA module drivers, installed them and run alsaconf and alsamixer again - no effect. I have two remarks concerning this issue: 1. The ALSA sound system works with Debian Sarge. 2. I tested two other distributions (Kubuntu 6.06 and SusSE 10.1) in the last weeks: I had no sound on both distributions. On Ubuntu 6.06 (using GNOME) audio is available (but I have no idea about the used sound system). Here is a dump of the loaded sound modules: saturn:~$ lsmod | grep snd snd_intel8x0m 15372 0 snd_intel8x0 29436 3 snd_ac97_codec 82784 2 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_bus2048 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss43520 0 snd_mixer_oss 15584 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm74408 5 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 20292 2 snd_pcm snd46080 11 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 8672 1 snd snd_page_alloc 9800 3 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm Here is a hardware overview: saturn:~$ lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 81) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 Lf [FireGL 9000] (rev 01) 02:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80) 02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 20) 02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05) 02:04.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01) I am looking forward for some help. Greeting, Markus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: No audio support
On Monday 24 July 2006 6:19 pm, Markus Petermann wrote: > "Sound server information message: > Error while initializing sound driver: > device: default can't be opened for playback (No such device) Your ALSA bits look OK, and you have a standard chipset that's common a dirt, so there are not likely any surprises there. I don't use the KDE sound system, haven't in years, so I have no idea what the above quoted dialog is trying to open. Usually it's /dev/dsp. If it's telling you there is "no such device," it could be literally true that there's no device to open. This kind of error can mean nothing more than "I'm trying to open this special character device file called /dev/dsp, and it's not there." So make sure you have a /dev/dsp, or whatever the KDE sound system is trying to open. If it isn't /dev/dsp, it's probably /dev/snd/pcm-blah or something arcane like that. Make sure it actually exists. If it doesn't, it could be a problem with whatever you have managing /dev for you. I've never really paid a lot of attention to how things work now, but I think /dev comes up empty, and it gets populated at boot time by some magical thing called "udev" that has apparently supplanted devfs and hotplug. I've been running into a lot of users who can't run Rosegarden because they don't have a /dev/snd/seq, which is why I'm having this line of thought. If I'm totally full of crap, forgive me. I thought I'd throw this out, since nobody answered you yet. I don't know squat about the KDE sound system, but I've been involved with Linux for music making for years. It's a lot easier now than it used to be, believe it or not. We still have some way to go before it can become a truly pleasant user experience though, I fear. -- D. Michael 'Silvan' McIntyre Silvan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 Author of Rosegarden Companion http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: No audio support
Hi All. I had a similar problem and couldn't find a fix, until i looked into AUMIX and found that the volume, speaker and line1 were turned down to 0 So i just turned them up to about 75%, saved the settings then rebooted and presto i had sound. Markus Petermann wrote: Hello, I have a problem with the audio output of KDE 3.5.3 (the KDE version currently used by Debian Etch Testing): There is absolutely no sound output. After the first launch of KDE I got a pop-up with the error message: "Sound server information message: Error while initializing sound driver: device: default can't be opened for playback (No such device) The sound server will continue, using the null output device." I started "kcontrol / Sound / Sound System / Hardware" and activated the ALSA sound system. I installed the remaining alsa packages and ran alsaconf. Then I used alsamixer and unmuted all channels (both actions as root). I also used alsamixer as normal user and of cause kmix - no effect. Due to Bug report #362282 I replaced libasound2 with version 1.0.11-7 - no effect. After this I used the module-assistent to build the ALSA module drivers, installed them and run alsaconf and alsamixer again - no effect. I have two remarks concerning this issue: 1. The ALSA sound system works with Debian Sarge. 2. I tested two other distributions (Kubuntu 6.06 and SusSE 10.1) in the last weeks: I had no sound on both distributions. On Ubuntu 6.06 (using GNOME) audio is available (but I have no idea about the used sound system). Here is a dump of the loaded sound modules: saturn:~$ lsmod | grep snd snd_intel8x0m 15372 0 snd_intel8x0 29436 3 snd_ac97_codec 82784 2 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_bus2048 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss43520 0 snd_mixer_oss 15584 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm74408 5 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 20292 2 snd_pcm snd46080 11 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 8672 1 snd snd_page_alloc 9800 3 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm I am looking forward for some help. Greeting, Markus lsmod | grep snd looks similar to mine, so have a look at AUMIX, it may help you? Hope i could be helpful. Cheers and take care, Vic. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
