Hello,

I did, at one point have this up and running.

I upgraded from SusE 7.2 to 7.3 and found my system unusable.. I have a Matrix G200.. (this is a know issue... of course I found out after I upgraded). I did the work around.. and got it up and running.. now the second issue with the upgrade is the truefont2.. or the lack of .. They give directions on how to fix this also. I did fallow the instructions to the `T`.. It worked but only for users.. not root.. which was fine with me because I'm hardly ever logged into xdm as root.

now comes the kicker..
I log out, and back in.. this time as root.. and all I get in a big red screen.. the kde splash thingy pops up and goes threw its run up thing.. but I don't get a menu bar, icons.. only a mouse pointer that I can move around. I Ctrl+Alt+BackSpace.. and log in as myself.. the kde starts up with no flaws. I try the process again.. same thing.

I have another Suse box. so I try to ssh in to it with the -X option.. I get in, and can bring up xclock.. su to root.. and then try to bring up xclock.. and get

Channel 2: istate 4 ! = open
Channel 2: ostate 4 ! = open
X Connection to dianne:10.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown)

I was going to just reinstall.. but then I got thinking.. that's a windows thing.. so I would like to try to fix the problem instead of installing over it. I have tried for the past 2 weeks.. and I am no closer to a resolve.. though I have learned a lot about X11, and the start up.

Could anyone out their help... please

Hmm... sounds like some of root's kde config files are corrupt.

Try loging in as root at the command prompt and do startx. When it does whaever its not supposed to do... zap it (Ctrl-Alt-Backspace). The messages that X gives you while starting up should be useful in figuring out the problem. If not, paste it here, and we'll try figuring it out.

Reinstalling, of course, is never really necessary under GNU/Linux unless do something REALLY devastating. (like rm -fr / as root )

This is from when I'm logged in as a user:



XFree86 Version 4.1.0 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
Release Date: 2 June 2001
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Build Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Nov 21 18:15:48 2001
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) ServerLayout "Layout[all]"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen[0]" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor[0]"
(**) | |-->Device "Device[0]"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard[0]"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) XKB: model: "micro$oft"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse[1]"
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(**) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(--) using VT number 7

(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 0.1.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 0.1.0
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) Matrox MGA G200 AGP rev 3, Mem @ 0xd8000000/24, 0xd4000000/14, 0xd5000000/23
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a
(II) Module speedo: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.1.9
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a
(II) Module glx: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a
(II) Module GLcore: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_drv.o
(II) Module mga: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.1.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) MGA: driver for Matrox chipsets: mga2064w, mga1064sg, mga2164w,
mga2164w AGP, mgag100, mgag100 PCI, mgag200, mgag200 PCI, mgag400,
mgag550
(--) Chipset mgag200 found
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 0.1.0
(**) MGA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) MGA(0): RGB weight 888
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_hal_drv.o
(II) Module mga_hal: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) MGA(0): Matrox HAL module used
(--) MGA(0): Chipset: "mgag200"
(==) MGA(0): Using AGP 1x mode
(--) MGA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD8000000
(--) MGA(0): MMIO registers at 0xD4000000
(--) MGA(0): Pseudo-DMA transfer window at 0xD5000000
(==) MGA(0): BIOS at 0xC0000
(--) MGA(0): Video BIOS info block at offset 0x07AC0
(--) MGA(0): Found and verified enhanced Video BIOS info block
(**) MGA(0): VideoRAM: 8192 kByte
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a
(II) Module i2c: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.2.0
(==) MGA(0): Write-combining range (0xd8000000,0x800000)
(II) MGA(0): I2C bus "DDC" initialized.
(II) MGA(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered.
(II) MGA(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(II) MGA(0): I2C Monitor info: (nil)
(II) MGA(0): end of I2C Monitor info

(--) MGA(0): No DDC signal
(II) MGA(0): DDC Monitor info: (nil)
(II) MGA(0): end of DDC Monitor info

(==) MGA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(==) MGA(0): Min pixel clock is 12 MHz
(==) MGA(0): Max pixel clock is 250 MHz
(II) MGA(0): Monitor[0]: Using hsync range of 27.00-70.00 kHz
(II) MGA(0): Monitor[0]: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-120.00 Hz
(II) MGA(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 250.00 MHz
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1280x960" (hsync out of range)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) MGA(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(==) MGA(0): Write-combining range (0xd8000000,0x800000)
(--) MGA(0): Has SDRAM
(--) MGA(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)
(**) MGA(0): Mode "1024x768": 93.0 MHz, 68.0 kHz, 84.7 Hz
(==) MGA(0): DPI set to (75, 75)
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
(II) Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a
(II) Module xaa: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
(II) Module ramdac: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0, module version = 0.1.0
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(==) MGA(0): Write-combining range (0xd8000000,0x800000)
(--) MGA(0): 64 DWORD fifo
(==) MGA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(EE) MGA(0): Static buffer allocation failed, not initializing the DRI
(EE) MGA(0): Need at least 9216 kB video memory at this resolution, bit depth
(II) MGA(0): Using 1279 lines for offscreen memory.

The Rest of the user screen dump.....

(II) MGA(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
Screen to screen bit blits
Solid filled rectangles
Solid filled trapezoids
8x8 mono pattern filled rectangles
8x8 mono pattern filled trapezoids
Indirect CPU to Screen color expansion
Screen to Screen color expansion
Solid Lines
Dashed Lines
Scanline Image Writes
Offscreen Pixmaps
Setting up tile and stipple cache:
32 128x128 slots
10 256x256 slots
(==) MGA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) MGA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) MGA(0): Using overlay video
(--) MGA(0): Direct rendering disabled
(II) Keyboard "Keyboard[0]" handled by legacy driver
(**) Mouse[1]: Protocol: "ps/2"
(**) Mouse[1]: Core Pointer
(==) Mouse[1]: Buttons: 3
(**) Mouse[1]: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse[1]" (type: MOUSE)
iceauth: creating new authority file /home/baer/.ICEauthority
DCOPServer up and running.
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /home/baer/KDesktop/StarOffice.desktop:7
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /home/baer/KDesktop/StarOffice.desktop:7
DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-6892' to 'kinternet'
ERROR: KUniqueApplication: DCOP communication error!
kdeinit: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit: sending SIGHUP to children.
warning: leaving MCOP Dispatcher and still 9 object references alive.
- Arts::SampleStorage
- Arts::Synth_MULTI_ADD
- Arts::Synth_MULTI_ADD
- Arts::Synth_PLAY
- Arts::StereoVolumeControl
- Arts::StereoEffectStack
- Arts::Synth_BUS_DOWNLINK
- Arts::SoundServerV2
- Arts::MidiManager
warning: leaving MCOP Dispatcher and still 69 types alive.
kicker: sighandler called
*** kdesktop got signal 1 (Exiting)
KLauncher: Exiting on signal 1
ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 6910, errno = 0
kdeinit: sending SIGTERM to children.
kdeinit: Exit.
*** kdesktop got signal 15 (Exiting)
kicker: sighandler called
connect() failed: : No such file or directory
xinit: connection to X server lost.

waiting for X server to shut down kdeinit: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit: sending SIGHUP to children.


kdeinit: sending SIGTERM to children.
kdeinit: Exit.


Here I have posted only what is diffent:


(**) Mouse[1]: Protocol: "ps/2"
(**) Mouse[1]: Core Pointer
(==) Mouse[1]: Buttons: 3
(**) Mouse[1]: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse[1]" (type: MOUSE)
iceauth: creating new authority file /root/.ICEauthority
DCOPServer up and running.
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = kwin path = <unknown> pid = 6415
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = kwrited path = <unknown> pid = 6422
DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-6420' to 'kwrited'
ERROR: KUniqueApplication: DCOP communication error!
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = kdesktop path = <unknown> pid = 6423
DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-6421' to 'kdesktop'
ERROR: KUniqueApplication: DCOP communication error!
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = kicker path = <unknown> pid = 6428
DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-6427' to 'kicker'
ERROR: KUniqueApplication: DCOP communication error!
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2controlcenter:1
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2controlcenter:2
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2controlcenter:4
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2controlcenter:5

(Above contiue and will stay the same.. exectp the last numer incresess untill i kill X11...)


Invalid entry (second locale!?) at /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2controlcenter:230

(The above will also happen peroticly.. untill I kill X11)

Invalid entry (missing '=') at /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2controlcenter:1305
kio (KService*): WARNING: The desktop entry file /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2controlcenter has no Name
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = klipper path = <unknown> pid = 6432
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = konsole path = <unknown> pid = 6433
DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-6430' to 'klipper'
ERROR: KUniqueApplication: DCOP communication error!
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = konsole path = <unknown> pid = 6436
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = konsole path = <unknown> pid = 6437
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = alarmd path = <unknown> pid = 6442
DCOP aborting call from 'anonymous-6431' to 'alarmd'
ERROR: KUniqueApplication: DCOP communication error!
kdeinit: Fatal IO error: client killed
kdeinit: sending SIGHUP to children.
KLauncher: Exiting on signal 1
xinit: connection to X server lost.
kdeinit: sending SIGTERM to children.
kdeinit: Exit[COLOR=red]
[FONT=arial]

One other thing I have noticed is ...

when I'm in runlevel 3 it seems my keboard is not maped corectly...

but when I'm in kde in a termainl window.. everything display what it should...


This dose not matter who is logged in...

anybody see anything wrong with the log files ??

I suppose you can delete /root/.kde and see what happens

deleting .kde will work for one log in.. but then the problems returns.


I do think I have found the problem though.. I'm at work right now so I cant log in locally to verify.

It seems that if you enable Anit-Aliasing fonts in the /opt/kde2/bin/kcontrol This problem arises... I found this out because last night I selected that option with my login.. (the only one besides root.. which dose not work correctly in X right now...) Anyway I will post an update tonight to confirm / deny this...

wish me luck..

Scott

Well it dose semm if you enable Anit-Aliasing fonts in the /opt/kde2/bin/kcontrol This problem arises...

The system works fine now, though it did not fix the problem for root. but I can get a root gui as a user, so I dont really need to log in as root anyway.

Maybe the .Xclients file.

Have you removed it in /root/

Yes, i did remove the .kde & .kde2 folders.. but this only solved the problem tempararly. I could log on the system one time.. and get the kde to come up. But if I logged out and tried to log back in.. it gose threw the kde splash screen all the way.. but i nevert get anthing more than a default blue back ground..

Yes I see,


That is strange :-(