User's X server won't start, simulaneiously with two systems
I have Debian on two hard disks. Both independently running Debian, firefox, no Desktop environment.
For no obvious reason (not sure, but perhaps a JaVA database was in process of saving) the X server shut down for user. I found that user could no longer start X, but root had no problem. Because running as root interfers with my work, I booted to another hard disk and started X as user with it. I got a half day's work in. However, after a while (as the JAVA database was saving) I lost the Xserver on this system as well, although again could run it as root. I tried removing user's .Xauthority file and rebooting, but no luck. I assume the hang of the JAVA application was the result of X shutting down, not its cause. It the app was in process of saving on both hard disks, that may be a coincidence because I'm nornally using that database. In first log file there is no error. On second system, at end of log file: (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0) (EE) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file. None of my partitions are filled. I do not have /etc/X11/xorg.conf files. |
Have you checked /var/log/Xorg.0.log or /var/log/messages (or the SystemD logs) for any hints as to why X is having issues? (Those files are present on my Debian 8.x system.)
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Someone suggested I check Xorg and messages logs, but my original query indicated that there was nothing unusual in the logs.
I created a "test" account, and had no problem having it startx. So I want back to remove and recreate my user account. This did not resolve the problem. I'mystified. How can I creast a "test" account that works and a restored user account that does not? Is it possible that the ampersand in my account PW might cause a problem? |
The problem is solved to some degree. In .fetchmail/startup I execute a customized emacs session
to run a file named "chars": exec emacs-util ~/cribs/chars. The script emacs-util has the lines: emacs -q -l /home/haines/.emacs.d/elisp/emacs-util & exit 0 The command $ emacs-util opens an emacs session. If I try $ emacs-util /home/haines/cribs/chars, the file does not load. |
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