Fail to start KDE and Gnome - further test

[Stephen Liu]

--- Stephen Liu <satimis at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> --- Armin Pirkovitsch <a.pirko at inode.at> wrote:
> 
> > Stephen Liu wrote:
> > [...]
> > > 
> > > Something strange happened here.  If copying "xorg.conf.new" on
> > > /etc/X11/ and renaming it as "xorg.conf". I can't start X, the HD
> > only
> > > turning.  Now I don't have /etc/X11/xorg.conf.  I can start KDE
> > (not
> > > Gnome).  I don't know which "xorg.conf" I am now running.
> > 
> > just have a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log - it will tell you which
> > config
> > file is used
> 
> Hi Armin,
> 
> 
> # cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep xorg
> (**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
> (**) <default keyboard>: XkbRules: "xorg"
> 
> 
> # cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep conf
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
> (EE) Unable to locate/open config file
> Running "/usr/X11R6/bin/getconfig -X 60900000 -I
> /etc/X11,/usr/X11R6/etc/X11,/usr/X11R6/lib/modules,/usr/X            
>  
>          11R6/lib/X11/getconfig -v 0x10de -d 0x01df -r 0xa1 -s 0x1043
> -b 0x81f3 -c 0x0300"
> (==) Using default built-in configuration (53 lines)
> (==) --- Start of built-in configuration ---
> (==) --- End of built-in configuration ---
>         Using the default mouse configuration.
>         Using the default keyboard configuration.
> 
> Would it be "getconfig"?  Why I'm not allowed to copy
> /root/xorg.conf.ne /etc/X11/xorg and run xorg.conf there?
> 
> Unfortunataely xorg.0.log is a big file.  I have no idea where to
> look
> at the error message on running xorg.conf.  Any suggestion?  TIA
> 
> 
> B.R.
> satimis


Hi Armin and folks,

I made further test as follow;

# cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Hard reboot X = [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Back Space]

exited to runlevel 3

Login : satimis
Password: xxx

$ startx

KDE started with color looking strangely and finally PC hung.

Hard reboot and removed xorg.conf

# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
.....
FreeFontPath:FPE "/usr/XR11R6/lib/X11/Fonts/misc/" refcount is 2.
should be 1: fixing
* end *

Any advice how to fix this problem.  TIA


B.R.
Stephen Liu

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