.xsession-errors and GDM won't start

khermans · 07-31-2004, 12:02 PM

I can't seem to get my Gnome session up and running. I get numerous errors. Here's my .xsession-errors:

/etc/X11/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp
/etc/X11/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/bin/X11/sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l ":0" "netsniper"
/etc/X11/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
/home/netsniper/.bashrc: line 8: dircolors: command not found
/etc/X11/gdm/Xsession: ssh-agent not found!
/etc/X11/gdm/Xsession: Setup done, will execute: xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 6 4 5"
/etc/X11/gdm/Xsession: line 221: exec: xmodmap: not found

This sucks. But I can run in failsafe gnome session perfectly, just no startup scripts or anything. Weird. I encountered this while trying to get my Logitech Cordless MouseMan Optical thumb button to work in firefox. I guess I really screwed some stuff up. I played around with xinitrc, xmodmap, imwheel, and some other commands. Don't know why these are affecting my gnome session though. Any help is appreciated...

Kristian Hermansen

320mb · 08-01-2004, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by khermans
I guess I really screwed some stuff up. I played around with xinitrc, xmodmap, imwheel, and some other commands. Don't know why these are affecting my gnome session though. Any help is appreciated...

when you type in startx the system reads either:
a: /etc/X11/xinitrc/xinitrc OR
b:~/<home>/.xinitrc
one or both will tell the system which WM to use.......IE--KDE, Gnome, TWM, etc.
check both to see what they are doing!! post both of these so we can see what may be wrong.......thx

the xmodmap was used on XFree86 versions prior to v.4.3 to make the backspace key function properly.....
not sure what you edited there, it may/may not have anything to do with your problem.

You might also post your XFree86 config file, someone else with a cordless mouse might see a problem or
if you have it set up properly or not.

khermans · 08-02-2004, 09:09 AM

/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

Code:

#!/bin/sh
# $Xorg: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:30 cpqbld Exp $

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
xinitdir=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit
sysresources=$xinitdir/.Xresources
sysmodmap=$xinitdir/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
    xrdb -merge $sysresources
fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f $userresources ]; then
    xrdb -merge $userresources
fi

if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

# First try ~/.xinitrc
if [ -f "$HOME/.xinitrc" ]; then
	XINITRC="$HOME/.xinitrc"
	exec /bin/sh "$HOME/.xinitrc"
# If not present, try the system default
elif [ -n "`/etc/X11/chooser.sh`" ]; then
	exec "`/etc/X11/chooser.sh`"
# Failsafe
else
	# start some nice programs
	twm &
	xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 &
	xterm -geometry 80x50+494+51 &
	xterm -geometry 80x20+494-0 &
	exec xterm -geometry 80x66+0+0 -name login
fi

~/.xinitrc.bak

Code:

exec gnome-session

Notice thatmy user level .xinitrc file has been renamed and should not be executed if it is being looked for. This means that the error should be in one of the other file. I just post it here for loggoing purposes. Can anyone tell me why I am still getting the original error? Does it have to do with the system-wide xinitrc file?

Kristian Hermansen

khermans · 08-02-2004, 09:13 AM

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Code:

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "X.org Configured"
	Screen         "Screen0"
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "dri"
	Load  "xtrap"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "speedo"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option      "CorePointer"
	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "Buttons" "6"
	Option      "ZAxisMapping" "5 6"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
	ModelName    "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "DigitalVibrance"    	# <i>
        #Option     "PageFlip"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "Dac8Bit"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoLogo"             	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "Overlay"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "UBB"                	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "Stereo"             	# <i>
        #Option     "WindowFlip"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "SWcursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "HWcursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "VideoKey"           	# <i>
        #Option     "NvAGP"              	# <i>
        #Option     "IgnoreEDID"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoDDC"              	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ConnectedMonitor"   	# <str>
        #Option     "ConnectedMonitors"  	# <str>
        #Option     "TVStandard"         	# <str>
        #Option     "TVOutFormat"        	# <str>
        #Option     "RenderAccel"        	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "CursorShadow"       	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "CursorShadowAlpha"  	# <i>
        #Option     "CursorShadowXOffset" 	# <i>
        #Option     "CursorShadowYOffset" 	# <i>
        #Option     "UseEdidFreqs"       	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "FlatPanelProperties" 	# <str>
        #Option     "TwinView"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "TwinViewOrientation" 	# <str>
        #Option     "SecondMonitorHorizSync" 	# <str>
        #Option     "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" 	# <str>
        #Option     "MetaModes"          	# <str>
        #Option     "UseInt10Module"     	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "SwapReady"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoTwinViewXineramaInfo" 	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoRenderExtension"  	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "UseClipIDs"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "CIOverlay"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "TransparentIndex"   	# <i>
        #Option     "OverlayDefaultVisual" 	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NvEmulate"          	# <i>
        #Option     "NoBandWidthTest"    	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "CustomEDID-CRT-0"   	# <str>
        #Option     "CustomEDID-CRT-1"   	# <str>
        #Option     "CustomEDID-DFP-0"   	# <str>
        #Option     "CustomEDID-DFP-1"   	# <str>
        #Option     "CustomEDID-TV-0"    	# <str>
        #Option     "CustomEDID-TV-1"    	# <str>
        #Option     "TVOverScan"         	# <f>
        #Option     "IgnoreDisplayDevices" 	# <str>
        #Option     "MultisampleCompatibility" 	# [<bool>]
	Identifier  "Card0"
	Driver      "nvidia"
	VendorName  "nVidia Corporation"
	BoardName   "NV20 [GeForce3]"
	BusID       "PCI:1:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	DefaultDepth 24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     1
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     4
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     8
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     15
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600"
	EndSubSection
EndSection