[gentoo-user] xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[gentoo-user] xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[Doki Pen]

I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce my distro
size.  The only problem I've run into is that when I kill my X session,
xdm doesn't restart automatically.  I have to switch to a vtty and type
exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart.  I've read the man pages and googled
but can't come up with a solution.  Does anyone know if there is a way
to fix this issue?

Re: [gentoo-user] xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[Alan McKinnon]

On Tuesday 10 November 2009 17:54:48 Doki Pen wrote:
> I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce my distro
> size.  The only problem I've run into is that when I kill my X session,
> xdm doesn't restart automatically.  I have to switch to a vtty and type
> exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart.  I've read the man pages and googled
> but can't come up with a solution.  Does anyone know if there is a way
> to fix this issue?
> 

When X exists, is xdm still running or has it died too?

You can tell when restarting xdm if it gives errors about xdm not running when 
the "stop" phase of "restart"" is run

-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

[gentoo-user] Re: xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[doki_pen]

In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> On Tuesday 10 November 2009 17:54:48 Doki Pen wrote:
>> I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce my distro
>> size.  The only problem I've run into is that when I kill my X session,
>> xdm doesn't restart automatically.  I have to switch to a vtty and type
>> exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart.  I've read the man pages and googled
>> but can't come up with a solution.  Does anyone know if there is a way
>> to fix this issue?
>> 
>
> When X exists, is xdm still running or has it died too?
>
> You can tell when restarting xdm if it gives errors about xdm not running when 
> the "stop" phase of "restart"" is run
>
>
xdm is not running after I kill my xsession.  It is running after I log
in.  I tested using ps -Af | grep -i xdm.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[Alan McKinnon]

On Wednesday 11 November 2009 16:17:45 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> > On Tuesday 10 November 2009 17:54:48 Doki Pen wrote:
> >> I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce my distro
> >> size.  The only problem I've run into is that when I kill my X session,
> >> xdm doesn't restart automatically.  I have to switch to a vtty and type
> >> exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart.  I've read the man pages and googled
> >> but can't come up with a solution.  Does anyone know if there is a way
> >> to fix this issue?
> >
> > When X exists, is xdm still running or has it died too?
> >
> > You can tell when restarting xdm if it gives errors about xdm not running
> > when the "stop" phase of "restart"" is run
> 
> xdm is not running after I kill my xsession.  It is running after I log
> in.  I tested using ps -Af | grep -i xdm.
> 

Ok, so I reckon the init script dies because xdm dies when X exists.

is there anything relevant in your messages log file, Xorg.0.log, ~/.xsession-
errors and similar logs?

-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

[gentoo-user] Re: xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[doki_pen]

In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> On Wednesday 11 November 2009 16:17:45 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
>> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
>> > On Tuesday 10 November 2009 17:54:48 Doki Pen wrote:
>> >> I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce my distro
>> >> size.  The only problem I've run into is that when I kill my X session,
>> >> xdm doesn't restart automatically.  I have to switch to a vtty and type
>> >> exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart.  I've read the man pages and googled
>> >> but can't come up with a solution.  Does anyone know if there is a way
>> >> to fix this issue?
>> >
>> > When X exists, is xdm still running or has it died too?
>> >
>> > You can tell when restarting xdm if it gives errors about xdm not running
>> > when the "stop" phase of "restart"" is run
>> 
>> xdm is not running after I kill my xsession.  It is running after I log
>> in.  I tested using ps -Af | grep -i xdm.
>> 
>
> Ok, so I reckon the init script dies because xdm dies when X exists.
>
> is there anything relevant in your messages log file, Xorg.0.log, ~/.xsession-
> errors and similar logs?
>
>
From /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X(xorg_backtrace+0x38) [0x812a180]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11.  Server aborting

Nothing useful in .xession-errors

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[Alan McKinnon]

On Wednesday 11 November 2009 19:02:26 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> > On Wednesday 11 November 2009 16:17:45 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> >> > On Tuesday 10 November 2009 17:54:48 Doki Pen wrote:
> >> >> I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce my
> >> >> distro size.  The only problem I've run into is that when I kill my X
> >> >> session, xdm doesn't restart automatically.  I have to switch to a
> >> >> vtty and type exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart.  I've read the man
> >> >> pages and googled but can't come up with a solution.  Does anyone
> >> >> know if there is a way to fix this issue?
> >> >
> >> > When X exists, is xdm still running or has it died too?
> >> >
> >> > You can tell when restarting xdm if it gives errors about xdm not
> >> > running when the "stop" phase of "restart"" is run
> >>
> >> xdm is not running after I kill my xsession.  It is running after I log
> >> in.  I tested using ps -Af | grep -i xdm.
> >
> > Ok, so I reckon the init script dies because xdm dies when X exists.
> >
> > is there anything relevant in your messages log file, Xorg.0.log,
> > ~/.xsession- errors and similar logs?
> 
> From /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:
> 
> Backtrace:
> 0: /usr/bin/X(xorg_backtrace+0x38) [0x812a180]
> 
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting

That's a segfault so there's a serious bug. It's likely in X itself.

Did you recently upgrade X and at the same time rebuild all it's app and all 
drivers - without exception?

-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

[gentoo-user] Re: xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[doki_pen]

In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> On Wednesday 11 November 2009 19:02:26 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
>> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
>> > On Wednesday 11 November 2009 16:17:45 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
>> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
>> >> > On Tuesday 10 November 2009 17:54:48 Doki Pen wrote:
>> >> >> I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce my
>> >> >> distro size.  The only problem I've run into is that when I kill my X
>> >> >> session, xdm doesn't restart automatically.  I have to switch to a
>> >> >> vtty and type exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart.  I've read the man
>> >> >> pages and googled but can't come up with a solution.  Does anyone
>> >> >> know if there is a way to fix this issue?
>> >> >
>> >> > When X exists, is xdm still running or has it died too?
>> >> >
>> >> > You can tell when restarting xdm if it gives errors about xdm not
>> >> > running when the "stop" phase of "restart"" is run
>> >>
>> >> xdm is not running after I kill my xsession.  It is running after I log
>> >> in.  I tested using ps -Af | grep -i xdm.
>> >
>> > Ok, so I reckon the init script dies because xdm dies when X exists.
>> >
>> > is there anything relevant in your messages log file, Xorg.0.log,
>> > ~/.xsession- errors and similar logs?
>> 
>> From /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:
>> 
>> Backtrace:
>> 0: /usr/bin/X(xorg_backtrace+0x38) [0x812a180]
>> 
>> Fatal server error:
>> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
>
> That's a segfault so there's a serious bug. It's likely in X itself.
>
> Did you recently upgrade X and at the same time rebuild all it's app and all 
> drivers - without exception?
>
This has happened since I have switched to xdm.  I've run revdep-rebuild
and lafilefixer since my last X upgrade.  Is there any other way to
check for broken libs? 

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[Alan McKinnon]

On Thursday 12 November 2009 16:05:38 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> > On Wednesday 11 November 2009 19:02:26 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> >> > On Wednesday 11 November 2009 16:17:45 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
> >> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> >> >> > On Tuesday 10 November 2009 17:54:48 Doki Pen wrote:
> >> >> >> I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce my
> >> >> >> distro size.  The only problem I've run into is that when I kill
> >> >> >> my X session, xdm doesn't restart automatically.  I have to switch
> >> >> >> to a vtty and type exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart.  I've read
> >> >> >> the man pages and googled but can't come up with a solution.  Does
> >> >> >> anyone know if there is a way to fix this issue?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When X exists, is xdm still running or has it died too?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > You can tell when restarting xdm if it gives errors about xdm not
> >> >> > running when the "stop" phase of "restart"" is run
> >> >>
> >> >> xdm is not running after I kill my xsession.  It is running after I
> >> >> log in.  I tested using ps -Af | grep -i xdm.
> >> >
> >> > Ok, so I reckon the init script dies because xdm dies when X exists.
> >> >
> >> > is there anything relevant in your messages log file, Xorg.0.log,
> >> > ~/.xsession- errors and similar logs?
> >>
> >> From /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:
> >>
> >> Backtrace:
> >> 0: /usr/bin/X(xorg_backtrace+0x38) [0x812a180]
> >>
> >> Fatal server error:
> >> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
> >
> > That's a segfault so there's a serious bug. It's likely in X itself.
> >
> > Did you recently upgrade X and at the same time rebuild all it's app and
> > all drivers - without exception?
> 
> This has happened since I have switched to xdm.  I've run revdep-rebuild
> and lafilefixer since my last X upgrade.  Is there any other way to
> check for broken libs?

Checking for broken libs is not going to fix a segfault.....

-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

[gentoo-user] Re: xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[doki_pen]

In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> On Thursday 12 November 2009 16:05:38 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
>> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
>> > On Wednesday 11 November 2009 19:02:26 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
>> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
>> >> > On Wednesday 11 November 2009 16:17:45 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
>> >> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
>> >> >> > On Tuesday 10 November 2009 17:54:48 Doki Pen wrote:
>> >> >> >> I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce my
>> >> >> >> distro size.  The only problem I've run into is that when I kill
>> >> >> >> my X session, xdm doesn't restart automatically.  I have to switch
>> >> >> >> to a vtty and type exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart.  I've read
>> >> >> >> the man pages and googled but can't come up with a solution.  Does
>> >> >> >> anyone know if there is a way to fix this issue?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > When X exists, is xdm still running or has it died too?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > You can tell when restarting xdm if it gives errors about xdm not
>> >> >> > running when the "stop" phase of "restart"" is run
>> >> >>
>> >> >> xdm is not running after I kill my xsession.  It is running after I
>> >> >> log in.  I tested using ps -Af | grep -i xdm.
>> >> >
>> >> > Ok, so I reckon the init script dies because xdm dies when X exists.
>> >> >
>> >> > is there anything relevant in your messages log file, Xorg.0.log,
>> >> > ~/.xsession- errors and similar logs?
>> >>
>> >> From /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:
>> >>
>> >> Backtrace:
>> >> 0: /usr/bin/X(xorg_backtrace+0x38) [0x812a180]
>> >>
>> >> Fatal server error:
>> >> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
>> >
>> > That's a segfault so there's a serious bug. It's likely in X itself.
>> >
>> > Did you recently upgrade X and at the same time rebuild all it's app and
>> > all drivers - without exception?
>> 
>> This has happened since I have switched to xdm.  I've run revdep-rebuild
>> and lafilefixer since my last X upgrade.  Is there any other way to
>> check for broken libs?
>
> Checking for broken libs is not going to fix a segfault.....

So what should I do?  upgrade X?  upgrade xdm?

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xdm doesn't restart on killed X

[Alan McKinnon]

On Thursday 12 November 2009 18:29:31 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> > On Thursday 12 November 2009 16:05:38 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> >> > On Wednesday 11 November 2009 19:02:26 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
> >> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> >> >> > On Wednesday 11 November 2009 16:17:45 doki_pen@doki-pen.org wrote:
> >> >> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> >> >> >> > On Tuesday 10 November 2009 17:54:48 Doki Pen wrote:
> >> >> >> >> I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce
> >> >> >> >> my distro size.  The only problem I've run into is that when I
> >> >> >> >> kill my X session, xdm doesn't restart automatically.  I have
> >> >> >> >> to switch to a vtty and type exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart.
> >> >> >> >>  I've read the man pages and googled but can't come up with a
> >> >> >> >> solution.  Does anyone know if there is a way to fix this
> >> >> >> >> issue?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > When X exists, is xdm still running or has it died too?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > You can tell when restarting xdm if it gives errors about xdm
> >> >> >> > not running when the "stop" phase of "restart"" is run
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> xdm is not running after I kill my xsession.  It is running after
> >> >> >> I log in.  I tested using ps -Af | grep -i xdm.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Ok, so I reckon the init script dies because xdm dies when X
> >> >> > exists.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > is there anything relevant in your messages log file, Xorg.0.log,
> >> >> > ~/.xsession- errors and similar logs?
> >> >>
> >> >> From /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:
> >> >>
> >> >> Backtrace:
> >> >> 0: /usr/bin/X(xorg_backtrace+0x38) [0x812a180]
> >> >>
> >> >> Fatal server error:
> >> >> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
> >> >
> >> > That's a segfault so there's a serious bug. It's likely in X itself.
> >> >
> >> > Did you recently upgrade X and at the same time rebuild all it's app
> >> > and all drivers - without exception?
> >>
> >> This has happened since I have switched to xdm.  I've run revdep-rebuild
> >> and lafilefixer since my last X upgrade.  Is there any other way to
> >> check for broken libs?
> >
> > Checking for broken libs is not going to fix a segfault.....
> 
> So what should I do?  upgrade X?  upgrade xdm?

Downgrade xdm methinks 

-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com