X dies randomly, no obvious errors

l00zer · 03-02-2005, 06:15 PM

Just as the title says, X dies randomly......Im using XFree 86 4.3

Code:

(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse[1]" (type: MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Event Handler" (type: Other)
(II) Mouse[1]: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID, removing from list!
GetModeLine - scrn: 0 clock: 79520
GetModeLine - hdsp: 1024 hbeg: 1080 hend: 1192 httl: 1360
              vdsp: 768 vbeg: 769 vend: 772 vttl: 801 flags: 0
GetModeLine - scrn: 0 clock: 79520
GetModeLine - hdsp: 1024 hbeg: 1080 hend: 1192 httl: 1360
              vdsp: 768 vbeg: 769 vend: 772 vttl: 801 flags: 0
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1024x768"
(II) Mouse[1]: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded

   *** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
   *** be the reason for the server aborting.

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11.  Server aborting

Ah, up higher in the log theres a lot of missing font directories. Would that cause the crash?

Code:

WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(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.

Okie · 03-04-2005, 07:49 AM

sounds like you just need to run xf86config from CLI (runlevel 3) and make sure the paths to your fonts are correct after you run xf86config...

jiml8 · 03-04-2005, 07:59 AM

I wouldn't expect missing fonts to crash X. The log you are showing is the startup log for X and isn't updated after X is running. What is in your /var/log/messages and /var/log/errors logs?

l00zer · 03-04-2005, 09:12 PM

/var/log/errors does not exist. /var/log/messages gives nothing helpful other than
"Display :0 terminated unexpectedly" which I already know. Could another driver be causing the crash? Where else should I look? Last night, it was crashing every 7 minutes. You could set a watch by it. Now it doesn't seem so bad, its lasted 1hr without dying. Ah, just a side note, VNC server doesnt die at all, even when the X server displaying to my monitor goes out.

jiml8 · 03-05-2005, 04:46 AM

I always found 4.3 to be pretty stable.

Hmmm...

Every 7 minutes, like clockwork? Prolly is clockwork. What do you have running that runs every 7 minutes? Beyond that, you might start disabling services to see if the trouble quits.

I would bet you have a library or driver conflict someplace, and some package installation has changed a symlink to the wrong lib. You could fix this be reinstalling X.

l00zer · 03-05-2005, 03:38 PM

Ah, thanks. If I shut down kdm, and just run xinit it works fine.I guess Ill reinstall X and see what happens. BTW, how do I check whats running? Is that the cron thing that sends messages?

Valhalla · 03-05-2005, 03:52 PM

You can view active threads by typing ps -A in you shell.

tormented_one · 03-05-2005, 04:09 PM

what video card? I seen a thread around here somewhere that had an nvidia card that the fan went out on and the card was overheating causing x to crash. Ill look for the link. Open your case and check your fan on the card. Just a shot in the dark. also check dmesg.