problem with updated xorg-server

Wed Oct 31 07:45:19 PDT 2007

Florent Thomie writes:

>> [config/hal] couldn't initialise context: (null) ((null))
>> 
>> Fatal server error:
>> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
>> 
>> (II) MGA(0): Leaving VT
>> 
>
>Apparently, the HAL daemon isn't running.

	It wasn't; neither was policykit.
	After installing both policykit starts up fine, but hald gives
me this:

Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 109 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 108 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 240 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 186 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 209 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 190 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 251 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 116 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 181 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 202 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 205 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 191 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 194 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 114 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 112 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 122 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 121 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 113 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 200 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 203 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 223 SCB_CONTROL[0x64] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 129 SCB_CONTROL[0x60] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 218 SCB_CONTROL[0x60] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 219 SCB_CONTROL[0x60] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 207 SCB_CONTROL[0x60] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 208 SCB_CONTROL[0x60] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 189 SCB_CONTROL[0x60] SCB_SCSIID[0x17] SCB_LUN[0x0] 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: Kernel Free SCB list: 229 234 245 227 118 237 236 221 182 196 226 111 230 187 107 232 115 104 211 119 105 197 201 110 228 213 117 250 220 204 210 180 185 206 184 198 193 233 120 225 235 195 199 214 249 231 222 125 106 126 124 127 128 102 248 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 244 242 243 238 241 253 239 252 247 101 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: Untagged Q(3): 217 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Dump Card State Ends >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: (pass2:ahc0:0:3:0): SCB 0xd9 - timed out
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: sg[0] - Addr 0x1eb2a4d8 : Length 8
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: (pass2:ahc0:0:3:0): no longer in timeout, status = 24b
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: ahc0: Issued Channel A Bus Reset. 37 SCBs aborted
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: ahc0: Timedout SCBs already complete. Interrupts may not be functioning.
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: (da0:ahc0:0:0:0): WRITE(10). CDB: 2a 0 0 46 f1 60 0 0 4 0 
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: (da0:ahc0:0:0:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: (da0:ahc0:0:0:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: (da0:ahc0:0:0:0): UNIT ATTENTION asc:29,2
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: (da0:ahc0:0:0:0): Scsi bus reset occurred field replaceable unit: 2
Oct 31 10:29:13 jerusalem kernel: (da0:ahc0:0:0:0): Retrying Command (per Sense Data)
Oct 31 10:29:14 jerusalem kernel: Connection attempt to UDP 209.6.22.188:1027 from 221.209.110.12:51636
Oct 31 10:29:14 jerusalem kernel: Connection attempt to UDP 209.6.22.188:1026 from 221.209.110.12:51636
Oct 31 10:29:15 jerusalem kernel: (da1:ahc0:0:1:0): WRITE(06). CDB: a 0 2e e0 c 0 
Oct 31 10:29:15 jerusalem kernel: (da1:ahc0:0:1:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
Oct 31 10:29:15 jerusalem kernel: (da1:ahc0:0:1:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition
Oct 31 10:29:15 jerusalem kernel: (da1:ahc0:0:1:0): UNIT ATTENTION asc:29,2
Oct 31 10:29:15 jerusalem kernel: (da1:ahc0:0:1:0): Scsi bus reset occurred field replaceable unit: 2
Oct 31 10:29:15 jerusalem kernel: (da1:ahc0:0:1:0): Retrying Command (per Sense Data)

	(I can't seem to find a man page for hald - does one exist?)
	Urk????  I have no ides what's going on here.

					Robert Huff