Ron Farrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Okay, I sent in a bug report. I followed the instructions at
> bugs.debian.org, so I hope I did it right... The bug report number is
> 47105.
Looks good to me; but you should, technically, have included the
versions of the packages that xserver-svga depend
David Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Easiset way is to download "reportbug" and run it, follow the prompts;
> go to http://bugs.debian.org/ if you're unsure about what to say, or
> if you want to do it manually (by sending a mail message).
Okay, I sent in a bug report. I followed the instructio
Ron Farrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> David Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> > Still getting that "X: undefined symbol: __syscall" ?
>
> Yep.
>
> >
> > Hmmm, let's see what packages you have on hold --- just a shot in the
> > dark. Please do:
> >
> > sgrep -e '(DEB_PKG containing (DE
David Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Still getting that "X: undefined symbol: __syscall" ?
Yep.
>
> Hmmm, let's see what packages you have on hold --- just a shot in the
> dark. Please do:
>
> sgrep -e '(DEB_PKG containing (DEB_STATUS containing "hold"))' <
> /var/lib/dpkg/status | grep
Ron Farrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I ran "apt-get update;apt-get -f dist-upgrade" last night. It only took 12
> hours at 26.4K... Anyway, I've attached an updated listing of installed
> x11 packages. Ohh, and it still doesn't work...
Still getting that "X: undefined symbol: __syscall" ?
Hm
David Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Your version of xserver-common is Version: 3.3.2.3a-11
> while current potato is Version: 3.3.5-1
>
> You *might* want to try upgrading that (and any dependencies it
> has), if you can afford to play with this system. Be sure you
> have a way to get back (I
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Art Lemasters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> ...not sure, because I began running xdm for potato, but
> did you copy and config an .xinitrc to the user home directory
> X is running in? You might check the X docs on this.
Art,
Actually, xinit doesn't need an .xinitrc; it defaults to using
Sorry, but I did not know Xinit would work globally, and I
stand corrected on that, but you do need to put your window manager
entry into the Xinit or .xinitrc before it will start your window
manager, unless something has changed on this recently (with slink
or potato, if so?).
Art
On Sat,
...not sure, because I began running xdm for potato, but
did you copy and config an .xinitrc to the user home directory
X is running in? You might check the X docs on this.
Art
On Fri, Oct 08, 1999 at 07:56:47PM -0700, Ron Farrer wrote:
> David Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> > Well, as
Ron Farrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> Okay, I logged in as root and typed 'xinit' and it went to vt7 and just
> sits there with a blank screen. Switching back to the vt that I started
> with, it has the error I previously posted about connection broken.
OK, that error,
X: error in loa
David Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Well, as a starting point, try just this:
>
> 1) exit to be sure we start clean
> 2) login (as root or a normal user, doesn't really matter for this test,
> maybe even try both to see if there are differences).
> 3) at the shell prompt just type 'xinit' and
Ron Farrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> David Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
[...]
> > And, if you really feel like it, try manually performing each
> > piece of startx at the bash prompt ('which startx' will tell you
> > where startx is), and see if you can find the point of failure.
>
> I
Ron Farrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> > in your user directory:
> > .xinitrc
> > .xserverrc
> > .xsession
>
> I could not find any of these files in my users home or /root!?! Is this
> part of the problem?
No! They could be contributing to the problem if they were there,
but thei
David Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> OK, I'm going to digest that for a while... to see if there are
> any obvious problems (missing pieces, bad versions).
Okay..
>
> Meanwhile, please tell me also what's in each of (if they exist):
>
> in /etc/X11/:
> window-managers
> Xsession.options
Ron Farrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've attached a file named "log_x11.txt" which is the output of the
> command you gave me (it was too long to try and type).
OK, I'm going to digest that for a while... to see if there are
any obvious problems (missing pieces, bad versions).
Meanwhile, pl
David Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> The output from that will at least give me enough to start asking
> other questions ;-).
I've attached a file named "log_x11.txt" which is the output of the
command you gave me (it was too long to try and type).
>
> Thanks for your patience and persistence
Ron Farrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> The only thing in '/root/.xsession-errors' is:
> X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
[...]
> # dpkg --print-avail xserver*
> Package 'xserver' is not available.
>
> WTF? Did I do something wrong in the command?
Yeah th
David Coe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> are you starting X with 'startx' or xdm (or have you tried both)?
I use xdm, but I've tried 'startx'. That's how I got to see the error
message.
>
> is there anything in .xsession.errors?
The only thing in '/root/.xsession-errors' is:
X connection to :0.0
David Coe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> is there anything in .xsession.errors?
I meant:
is there anything in .xsession-errors?
Ron Farrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> After upgrading to potato X dies with this error:
>
> X: error in loading shared libraries: X: undefined symbol: __syscall
> X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
>
> Any ideas on how to fix this?
are you starting X with 'startx
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