Fixing some boot problems...

BeaverusIV · 09-07-2008, 05:57 PM

Ok so I have some errors in my /var/log/warn that if someone could help me with would be great, seeing as I can't get into KDE atm :/

Code:

Sep  7 23:04:28 linux postfix/sendmail[5142]: warning: valid_hostname: numeric hostname: 192.168.1.30
Sep  7 23:04:28 linux postfix/sendmail[5142]: fatal: file /etc/postfix/main.cf: parameter myhostname: bad parameter value: 192.168.1.30
Sep  7 23:04:28 linux postfix/postmap[5144]: warning: valid_hostname: numeric hostname: 192.168.1.30
Sep  7 23:04:28 linux postfix/postmap[5144]: fatal: file /etc/postfix/main.cf: parameter myhostname: bad parameter value: 192.168.1.30
....
Sep  7 23:04:37 linux postfix[5169]: warning: valid_hostname: numeric hostname: 192.168.1.30
Sep  7 23:04:37 linux postfix[5169]: fatal: file /etc/postfix/main.cf: parameter myhostname: bad parameter value: 192.168.1.30
....
Sep  7 23:04:58 linux smartd[6527]: Problem creating device name scan list
Sep  7 23:05:53 linux kdm[6644]: X server "-br" cannot be executed
Sep  7 23:05:53 linux kdm[6638]: X server for display :0 cannot be started, session disabled
Sep  7 23:06:33 linux kdm[6650]: Cannot lock pid file /var/run/kdm.pid, another xdm is running (pid 6638)
Sep  7 23:10:25 linux kernel: Marking TSC unstable due to cpufreq changes
Sep  7 23:10:25 linux kernel: Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -222215373 ns)

I think the TSC unstable thing is because my mobo battery is screwed, but maybe not?

leandean · 09-10-2008, 09:41 PM

For postfix, it's looking for the FQDN of the machine instead of an ip address. You can fudge it by changing myhostname = 192.... in /etc/postfix/main.cf to <machine name>.site

For the smartd message, you can 1) ignore it, 2)turn it off, or 3) enable smart in the bios.

For the kdm message, it's trying to start another instance of you graphical interface, but only one is allowed.

BeaverusIV · 09-11-2008, 04:01 AM

Ok, first of all is the postfix anything I have to fix? And what do I change as I looked for 192.x in main.cf and there isn't any...

I know thats what the kdm one means, but I would like to know how to fix it.

To be clear my machine is a fresh install that crashed while trying to write grub to the mbr... it is a net install and I don't have the Internet on it anymore to reinstall.
Can it be from an unconfigured xorg (or whatever it is)? of so would editing xorg.conf fix it?

I tried searching for the "X server '-br' cannot be executed" but I came across nothing to explain it.

Also should the fact that there is 3 pids for kdm have me worried?

leandean · 09-11-2008, 11:44 PM

Look at the bottom of the file. About 25 lines up. It's called 'myhostname.' It's not something you have to worry about. It'll just keep spewing messages. If you do
ps aux | grep kdm there should only be one "/opt/kde3/bin/kdm". The rest are probably flush processes. If you're using kde4, all bets are off as it's still unstable.