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Problems with X
I recently upgraded from Redhat 6.0 to 6.1 Now upon reboot I only get the gray screen of death. The mouse cursor works fine but nothing else. It used to work fine (GNOME crashed quite a bit but...) Here is the output of some of the errors I have been getting:
_XSERVTransSocketINETCreat
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServ
Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
giving up.
xinit: unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
I figured that maybe I did have an errant xsession running so here is the output of the ps -aux command:
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1 0.0 0.7 1104 460 ? S Nov16 0:03 init
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [kflushd]
root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [kupdate]
root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [kpiod]
root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [kswapd]
root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW< Nov16 0:00 [mdrecoveryd]
root 247 0.0 1.0 1412 660 ? S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/pump -i tr0
bin 295 0.0 0.6 1200 412 ? S Nov16 0:00 portmap
root 348 0.0 0.8 1152 560 ? S Nov16 0:00 syslogd -m 0
root 359 0.0 1.1 1412 744 ? S Nov16 0:00 klogd
daemon 375 0.0 0.7 1128 484 ? S Nov16 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
root 391 0.0 0.9 1304 600 ? S Nov16 0:00 crond
root 411 0.0 0.7 1124 480 ? S Nov16 0:00 inetd
root 427 0.0 0.6 1136 396 ? S Nov16 0:00 lpd
root 434 0.0 0.8 1200 552 ? S Nov16 0:00 lpd
root 451 0.0 0.8 1140 556 ? S Nov16 0:00 rpc.statd
root 464 0.0 0.5 1088 376 ? S Nov16 0:00 rpc.rquotad
lp 466 0.0 1.2 1696 816 ? S Nov16 0:00 bash /var/spool/l
root 488 0.0 0.7 1148 452 ? S Nov16 0:00 rpc.mountd
lp 510 0.0 1.2 1684 792 ? S Nov16 0:00 sh /usr/lib/rhs/r
root 519 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 520 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 521 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 522 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 523 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 524 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 525 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 526 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 564 0.0 1.7 2104 1108 ? S Nov16 0:00 sendmail: accepti
root 581 0.0 0.7 1132 444 ttyS0 S Nov16 0:00 gpm -t ms
xfs 598 0.0 1.8 2036 1148 ? S Nov16 0:00 xfs -droppriv -da
lp 605 0.0 0.5 1080 344 ? S Nov16 0:00 cat /tmp/printtmp
root 635 0.0 1.5 2196 1000 tty1 S Nov16 0:00 login -- root
root 636 0.0 0.6 1076 384 tty2 S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 637 0.0 0.6 1076 384 tty3 S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 638 0.0 0.6 1076 384 tty4 S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 639 0.0 0.6 1076 384 tty5 S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 642 0.0 0.6 1076 384 tty6 S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 643 0.0 1.6 2500 1060 ? S Nov16 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm -nod
root 649 0.0 6.0 8356 3812 ? S Nov16 0:01 /etc/X11/X -auth
root 662 0.0 1.5 1756 992 tty1 S Nov16 0:00 -bash
root 681 0.0 1.4 2280 896 ? S Nov16 0:00 smbd -D
root 683 0.0 1.5 1888 948 ? S Nov16 0:05 nmbd -D
root 1016 0.0 3.6 3620 2296 ? S 09:00 0:00 smbd -D
root 1120 0.0 1.8 3612 1160 ? S 12:17 0:00 smbd -D
root 1123 0.0 1.3 2508 860 tty1 R 12:24 0:00 ps aux
root 1124 0.0 0.6 1120 396 tty1 S 12:24 0:00 more
IF ANYBODY can read this and rely it would help.
_XSERVTransSocketINETCreat
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServ
Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
giving up.
xinit: unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
I figured that maybe I did have an errant xsession running so here is the output of the ps -aux command:
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1 0.0 0.7 1104 460 ? S Nov16 0:03 init
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [kflushd]
root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [kupdate]
root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [kpiod]
root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [kswapd]
root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW< Nov16 0:00 [mdrecoveryd]
root 247 0.0 1.0 1412 660 ? S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/pump -i tr0
bin 295 0.0 0.6 1200 412 ? S Nov16 0:00 portmap
root 348 0.0 0.8 1152 560 ? S Nov16 0:00 syslogd -m 0
root 359 0.0 1.1 1412 744 ? S Nov16 0:00 klogd
daemon 375 0.0 0.7 1128 484 ? S Nov16 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
root 391 0.0 0.9 1304 600 ? S Nov16 0:00 crond
root 411 0.0 0.7 1124 480 ? S Nov16 0:00 inetd
root 427 0.0 0.6 1136 396 ? S Nov16 0:00 lpd
root 434 0.0 0.8 1200 552 ? S Nov16 0:00 lpd
root 451 0.0 0.8 1140 556 ? S Nov16 0:00 rpc.statd
root 464 0.0 0.5 1088 376 ? S Nov16 0:00 rpc.rquotad
lp 466 0.0 1.2 1696 816 ? S Nov16 0:00 bash /var/spool/l
root 488 0.0 0.7 1148 452 ? S Nov16 0:00 rpc.mountd
lp 510 0.0 1.2 1684 792 ? S Nov16 0:00 sh /usr/lib/rhs/r
root 519 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 520 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 521 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 522 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 523 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 524 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 525 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 526 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Nov16 0:00 [nfsd]
root 564 0.0 1.7 2104 1108 ? S Nov16 0:00 sendmail: accepti
root 581 0.0 0.7 1132 444 ttyS0 S Nov16 0:00 gpm -t ms
xfs 598 0.0 1.8 2036 1148 ? S Nov16 0:00 xfs -droppriv -da
lp 605 0.0 0.5 1080 344 ? S Nov16 0:00 cat /tmp/printtmp
root 635 0.0 1.5 2196 1000 tty1 S Nov16 0:00 login -- root
root 636 0.0 0.6 1076 384 tty2 S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 637 0.0 0.6 1076 384 tty3 S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 638 0.0 0.6 1076 384 tty4 S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 639 0.0 0.6 1076 384 tty5 S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 642 0.0 0.6 1076 384 tty6 S Nov16 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 643 0.0 1.6 2500 1060 ? S Nov16 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm -nod
root 649 0.0 6.0 8356 3812 ? S Nov16 0:01 /etc/X11/X -auth
root 662 0.0 1.5 1756 992 tty1 S Nov16 0:00 -bash
root 681 0.0 1.4 2280 896 ? S Nov16 0:00 smbd -D
root 683 0.0 1.5 1888 948 ? S Nov16 0:05 nmbd -D
root 1016 0.0 3.6 3620 2296 ? S 09:00 0:00 smbd -D
root 1120 0.0 1.8 3612 1160 ? S 12:17 0:00 smbd -D
root 1123 0.0 1.3 2508 860 tty1 R 12:24 0:00 ps aux
root 1124 0.0 0.6 1120 396 tty1 S 12:24 0:00 more
IF ANYBODY can read this and rely it would help.
Here are a few things you can check:
Is there a ~./xinitrc file or does X uses
the scripts in /etc/X11/xinit ? (~ is your
home directory, ex: /home/user /root ,..)
Check this file/these scripts ..
Actually there should be 2 things in it.
* the command to execute your X Manager
* the command to execute gnome
for example:
exec enlightenment
exec gnome-session
(exec panel, aldo I think gnome-session
starts panel already in one of the gnome
scripts)
RedHat uses a script wich detects if this or this
Manager is installed, etc etc etc .. perhaps when
updating an empty ~/.xinitrc has been written
and X tries to use this file in stead of the scripts
in /etc/X11/xinit .
Question.. can you use the 'both mouse buttons' click, a menu should appear where you can start
for example xterm , and from xterm you can also
start enlightenment for example.
>>
Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running
>> I guess The X server was already running
while you tried to execute a new one .. not sure.
The other errors are just because of the first one.
try killing this process first:
root 649 0.0 6.0 8356 3812 ? S Nov16 0:01 /etc/X11/X -auth
oh ! and don't start X as root ,, not very smart !
Is there a ~./xinitrc file or does X uses
the scripts in /etc/X11/xinit ? (~ is your
home directory, ex: /home/user /root ,..)
Check this file/these scripts ..
Actually there should be 2 things in it.
* the command to execute your X Manager
* the command to execute gnome
for example:
exec enlightenment
exec gnome-session
(exec panel, aldo I think gnome-session
starts panel already in one of the gnome
scripts)
RedHat uses a script wich detects if this or this
Manager is installed, etc etc etc .. perhaps when
updating an empty ~/.xinitrc has been written
and X tries to use this file in stead of the scripts
in /etc/X11/xinit .
Question.. can you use the 'both mouse buttons' click, a menu should appear where you can start
for example xterm , and from xterm you can also
start enlightenment for example.
>>
Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running
>> I guess The X server was already running
while you tried to execute a new one .. not sure.
The other errors are just because of the first one.
try killing this process first:
root 649 0.0 6.0 8356 3812 ? S Nov16 0:01 /etc/X11/X -auth
oh ! and don't start X as root ,, not very smart !
ASKER
BarnOwl: I killed the process but it still did not work
SkAtAn: X uses the scripts in /X11/init
why shouldn't I startx as root?
SkAtAn: X uses the scripts in /X11/init
why shouldn't I startx as root?
Because you can screw up things to easily in
X while working as root. And because opens
a few services (as far as I know) which make
your system more easy to crack/hack blahblah.
X while working as root. And because opens
a few services (as far as I know) which make
your system more easy to crack/hack blahblah.
This may seem a little strange, but here is a way to see if an X session is active. X normally runs just after teh the last virtual console so that if you do an alt+f7 it will open the X session.
ps- You will likly need to kill gpm to get a mouse to work under X
p.s.s. = I think the gdm is the gnome sesion manager and it appears to be running, any one confirm this?
ps- You will likly need to kill gpm to get a mouse to work under X
p.s.s. = I think the gdm is the gnome sesion manager and it appears to be running, any one confirm this?
Okay just reread the message. I bet you are booting to init 5 graphic logging. Is this correct? If this is the case then we need to change your runlevel back down to 3.
ASKER
Barn Owl: You are the MAN!! How did you know that if I switched to level 3 it would work? Can I switch back to level 5?
root 643 0.0 1.6 2500 1060 ? S Nov16 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm -nod , was the give away , Sorry i didn ot see it the first time i looked through you post. Gdm is the gnome version of xdm, the X11 graphical login. Your Gnome setup was dieing on bootup. you can switch back to runlevel 5 and go back to your GUI. But first I would find out what was causing the the X server to crash at boot. Personally I like to log in to a shell then manually startx.
p.s. you also appear to have 3 smbd daemons running.
P.S.S> do I get the points :P
p.s. you also appear to have 3 smbd daemons running.
P.S.S> do I get the points :P
ASKER
The points are yours...I guess I should clean up those smbd daemons. You would like to log into my machine and manually startx? No offense, but can you say "security risk" :-)
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Thanks
root 649 0.0 6.0 8356 3812 ? S Nov16 0:01 /etc/X11/X -auth
Try killing this proccess. Also 'ps -aux | grep X' will just list all proccess with a X in them A little easier to read.