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X server randomly crashes since update to Current

Hello,

Since I updated my Slackware to current I'm experiencing random crashes of the X server.
It happens approx 2-4 times a day, that the complete X session ends and I'm back at the text console. Of course all programs, and all unsaved files are gone then (extremely annoying).
I cannot reproduce this, it seems completely random.
I cannot find any indication/error messages in the logfiles nor in the console output.
It does happen both with XFCE and with KDE.

Do you have any suggestions on what I could do to locate or fix the error?
I'd appreciate any suggestions...

thanks in advance.

PS: My system is a PIII-700, 380 MB RAM, ATI Mach64 graphics chip. Kernel 2.6.20.6.

i would start be looking at the Xorg's log file in /var/log for any clues...

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Originally Posted by Okie

i would start be looking at the Xorg's log file in /var/log for any clues...

Thanks for the suggestion, but as I mentioned in the original post, there is no indication in the log files...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okie

run xorgconfig ?

Thats what I did to generate the xorg.conf...

you know the current is not an official release and is subject to more anomalies & bugs, i would suggest sticking with 10.2 or 11 until 12 is officially released...

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Originally Posted by intens

Thanks for the suggestion, but as I mentioned in the original post, there is no indication in the log files...

Mind posting the last few bits, just in case.

Quote:

Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

Mind posting the last few bits, just in case.

Sure, I appreciate any helpful comments... :)

Console output:

Code:

ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 1219, errno = 11



(xfwm4:1202): libxfcegui4-WARNING **: ICE I/O Error



(xfwm4:1202): libxfcegui4-WARNING **: Disconnected from session manager.



(xfdesktop:1203): libxfcegui4-WARNING **: ICE I/O Error



(xfdesktop:1203): libxfcegui4-WARNING **: Disconnected from session manager.



(xfce4-panel:1213): libxfcegui4-WARNING **: ICE I/O Error



(xfce4-panel:1213): libxfcegui4-WARNING **: Disconnected from session manager.

ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 1239, errno = 11

/home/intens/.xinitrc: line 77:  1198 Segmentation fault      $xfcesm

Agent pid 1189 killed



waiting for X server to shut down xfce-mcs-manager: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0.

xfwm4: Fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server :0.0.

xfce4-panel: Fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server :0.0.

FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.

xscreensaver: 10:30:49: SIGHUP received: restarting...

xscreensaver: 10:30:49: initial effective uid/gid was intens/shadow (1000/43)

xscreensaver: 10:30:49: running as intens/users (1000/100)



xscreensaver: Can't open display: :0

xscreensaver: initial effective uid/gid was intens/shadow (1000/43)

xscreensaver: running as intens/users (1000/100)



xscreensaver: Errors at startup are usually authorization problems.

              But you're not logging in as root (good!) so something

              else must be wrong.  Did you read the manual and the FAQ?







              http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/faq.html

              http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man.html

The last lines of /var/log/Xorg.0.org

Code:

(EE) AIGLX: DRI module not loaded

(II) Loading local sub module "GLcore"

(II) LoadModule: "GLcore"

(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libGLcore.so

(II) Module GLcore: vendor="X.Org Foundation"

        compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0

        ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3

(II) GLX: Initialized MESA-PROXY GL provider for screen 0

(**) Option "Protocol" "Auto"

(**) Mouse1: Device: "/dev/mouse"

(**) Mouse1: Protocol: "Auto"

(**) Option "CorePointer"

(**) Mouse1: Core Pointer

(**) Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

(==) Mouse1: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50

(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"

(**) Mouse1: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4, 5, 6 and 7

(**) Mouse1: Buttons: 11

(**) Option "CoreKeyboard"

(**) Keyboard1: Core Keyboard

(**) Option "Protocol" "standard"

(**) Keyboard1: Protocol: standard

(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

(**) Option "XkbRules" "xorg"

(**) Keyboard1: XkbRules: "xorg"

(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105"

(**) Keyboard1: XkbModel: "pc105"

(**) Option "XkbLayout" "de"

(**) Keyboard1: XkbLayout: "de"

(**) Option "CustomKeycodes" "off"

(**) Keyboard1: CustomKeycodes disabled

(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Keyboard1" (type: KEYBOARD)

(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)

(--) Mouse1: PnP-detected protocol: "ExplorerPS/2"

(II) Mouse1: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded

FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.

There is nothing in /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog, except boot up messages...

looks like xfce and xorg are not cooperating, might i suggest you change your window manager to something really really bacic to see if it is X or xfce that is causing the problems, try switching the default window manger to twm or mwm, and if X works then you know it is xfce not playing nice or just mis-configured, but on the other hand if X wont work with even the most basic window manger then X itself or just /etc/X11/xorg.conf could need editing...