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Xorg - fatal server error

Hi folks,

BLFS 6.1
Host FC3

Problem on installing Xorg

root:/sources/xcbuild$ sed -i -e "s@^#include <linux/config.h>@/* & */@" \
> `grep -lr linux/config.h *` &&
> ( make World 2>&1 | tee xorg-compile.log && exit $PIPESTATUS )

Code:

  

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Full build of Release 6.8.2 complete.

The rest went throught without problem. Coming "Configuring Xorg"

root:/sources/xcbuild$ ldconfig
root:/sources/xcbuild$ cd ~ &&
> Xorg -configure

Code:

bash: Xorg: command not found

Providing full path; (/usr/X11R6/bin/Xorg)

root:/sources/xcbuild$ ldconfig
root:/sources/xcbuild$ cd ~ &&
> /usr/X11R6/bin/Xorg -configure

Code:



X Window System Version 6.8.2

Release Date: 9 February 2005

X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2

Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3 i686 [ELF]

Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3 #1 Fri Jul 15 00:59:10 EDT 2005 i686

Build Date: 19 August 2005

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org

        to make sure that you have the latest version.

Module Loader present

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,

        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,

        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Aug 19 14:38:43 2005



Fatal server error:

xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)





Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support

        at http://wiki.X.Org

 for help.

Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional informatio

I can't understand why some commands need full path to execute, such as /usr/sbin/chroot???

# cat /mnt/lfs/var/log/Xorg.0.log

Code:

X Window System Version 6.8.2

Release Date: 9 February 2005

X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2

Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3 i686 [ELF]

Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3 #1 Fri Jul 15 00:59:10 EDT 2005 i686

Build Date: 19 August 2005

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org

        to make sure that you have the latest version.

Module Loader present

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,

        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,

        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Aug 19 14:38:43 2005

(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory)

(II) Module ABI versions:

        X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2

        X.Org Video Driver: 0.7

        X.Org XInput driver : 0.4

        X.Org Server Extension : 0.2

        X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4

(II) Loader running on linux

(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"

(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a

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

        compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0

        Module class: X.Org Font Renderer

        ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4

(II) Loading font Bitmap

(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"

(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a

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

        compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0

        ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7



Fatal server error:

xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)





Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support

        at http://wiki.X.Org

 for help.

Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

Please advise.

TIA

B.R.
satimis

Did you follow the steps for creating the Bash Shell Startup Files?

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...s/profile.html

If not, your PATH will not be complete.

Also, I don't know if you can run X through the chroot environment. But /dev/tty0 not existing would be because you didn't run /sbin/udevstart.

Hi kjordan,

Quote:

Did you follow the steps for creating the Bash Shell Startup Files?

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...s/profile.html

If not, your PATH will not be complete.

No. I was not following BLFS 6.1 book linearly starting from the 1st page. I was trying to get Xorg, Firefox, lynx, PPP-2.4.3, WvDial-1.54.0, RP-PPPoE-3.5, GTK+-1.2.10, GTK+-2.6.7, etc. installed first. So that thereafter I can boot into LFS 6.1 to install other packages. I was jumping on pages on that book.

Beside are there any different on content amongst cvs, stable and svn versions. Their dates of modification are not the same. I was following the stable version;
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...s/profile.html

Quote:

Also, I don't know if you can run X through the chroot environment. But /dev/tty0 not existing would be because you didn't run /sbin/udevstart.

Then what can I do, just leaving Xorg incomplete and continue on others. GTK1, GTK2 and Firefox also need Xorg.

satimis

Hi kjordan,

Further to my late posting, I started LFS 6.1 and login as 'root'

cd /sources/xcbuild
from there ran 'X -config /root/xorg.conf.new'

X-Window started, a black screen with snow-dots pattern (LCD monitor). Mouse pointer can move around on the screen. However it was rather funny. I did not know how to exit it. I tried keys and key-combinations without result. Finally I pressed a hard-reset key on the computer to restart the PC.

I'll complete the rest part of Xorg and install other necessitated packages as far as possible on chroot environment. Then boot up LFS 6.1. I think it will be more easy and comfortable to work from there should Internet can be connected.

About Fatal server error, on google search I found following suggestions but not in connection with BLFS

1)
cd to /dev. Execute this command: ./MAKEDEV tty0

2)
Use devfs or udev? if not use either of them , just mknod a /dev/tty0

Is it

Code:

mknod -m 666 /dev/tty0 c 5 0

What will be the parameter???

I hesitated whether to perform either of them after chroot or on Host/before chroot ? Any advice?

B.R.
satimis

To fill /dev run /sbin/udevstart.

Hi kjordan,

Performed following steps

On chroot environment

@localhost.localdomain : /root@localhost:/# /sbin/udevstart
No printout. Only 2 commands there, udevsend and udevstart

@localhost.localdomain : /root@localhost:/dev# cd /sources/xcbuild/
@localhost.localdomain : /root@localhost:/sources/xcbuild# ldconfig
@localhost.localdomain : /root@localhost:/sources/xcbuild# cd ~ &&
> Xorg -configure

Code:

X Window System Version 6.8.2

Release Date: 9 February 2005

X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2

Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3 i686 [ELF]

Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3 #1 Fri Jul 15 00:59:10 EDT 2005 i686

Build Date: 19 August 2005

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org

        to make sure that you have the latest version.

Module Loader present

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,

        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,

        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Aug 20 12:25:28 2005



Fatal server error:

xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 9 (No such file or directory)



Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support

        at http://wiki.X.Org

 for help.

Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

Still the same "Fatal server error"

Umount devices

Code:

@localhost.localdomain : /root@localhost:/# umount /dev/pts

@localhost.localdomain : /root@localhost:/# umount /dev/shm

@localhost.localdomain : /root@localhost:/# umount /dev/tty0

umount: /dev/tty0: not mounted

@localhost.localdomain : /root@localhost:/# exit (exit chroot)

logout

[root@localhost satimis]# umount /mnt/lfs/

umount: /mnt/lfs: device is busy

umount: /mnt/lfs: device is busy

"umount: /mnt/lfs: device is busy" showed that some device was still mounted. What was it?

On chroot environment (FC3 Host)
completed follows;

1)
Move the configuration file to its final location:

Code:

mv ~/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf

2)
Create .xinitrc:

Code:

cat > ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"

# Begin .xinitrc file

xterm  -g 80x40+0+0  &

xclock -g 100x100-0+0 &

twm

EOF

Code:

cat >> /etc/sysconfig/createfiles << "EOF"

/tmp/.ICE-unix dir 1777 root root

EOF

Started LFS 6.1

# startx

Code:

xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libXmuu.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libXmuu.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libXmuu.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libXmuu.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

xinit: error while loading shared libraries: libX11.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

xauth: error while loading shared libraries: libXmuu.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

'X -config /root/xorg.conf.new' still worked.

I could not find /dev/tty0

# find /mnt/lfs/ -name tty0

Code:

/mnt/lfs/.Trash-0/files/udev-056/test/sys/class/tty/tty0

# find /mnt/lfs/ -name tty

Code:

/mnt/lfs/tools/bin/tty

/mnt/lfs/usr/bin/tty

/mnt/lfs/.Trash-0/files/coreutils-5.2.1/src/tty

/mnt/lfs/.Trash-0/files/ncurses-5.4/ncurses/tty

/mnt/lfs/.Trash-0/files/udev-056/test/sys/class/tty

/mnt/lfs/.Trash-0/files/udev-056/test/sys/class/tty/tty

Any suggestion. TIA

satimis

Try booting into your LFS environment and starting X just in case it's something with your host environment. I wouldn't recommend trying to start your LFS X in your host environment, although I'm sure it may be possible.

Hi kjordan,

After adding "/usr/X11R6/lib" to /mnt/lfs/etc/ld.so.conf

Code:

# Begin /etc/ld.so.conf



passwd: files

group: files

shadow: files



hosts: files dns

networks: files



protocols: files

services: files

ethers: files

rpc: files



/usr/X11R6/lib (added here)



# End /etc/nsswitch.conf

Ran
@localhost.localdomain : /root@localhost:~# /sbin/ldconfig
(No printout)

Booted to LFS 6.1. "startx" worked there as Root only starting X-window with Xterm window and a clock displayed on screen. The mouse pointer also worked there. Typing on Xterm window also worked without problem.

But X-window still failed to start on chroot environment alwaying complaining "Fatal Server Error". Would it be the problem of the NVidia driver of the graphic card "Windfast". The kernel version of the Host and that of LFS 6.1 are different.

I can't "startx" as User on LFS 6.1, with the command only hanging on the screen. I have to switch to init3 by pressing [Ctrl]+[Alt]+F4 to relogin as root. /root/.Xauthority is an empty file. Any glue? TIA

Quote:

I wouldn't recommend trying to start your LFS X in your host environment, although I'm sure it may be possible.

My search on Internet also mentioned it was possible.

B.R.
satimis