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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:18 pm    Post subject: xdm starts then disappears Reply with quote

I use jwm and xdm (old laptop), but can't get them to start on boot. I have my DISPLAYMANAGER in /etc/conf.d/xdm set to xdm, xdm added to the default runlevel, and XSESSION="jwm" in my /etc/rc.conf. The correct script is in /usr/bin/jwm and /etc/X11/Sessions/jwm.

When i boot, it goes through the normal motions in the console, then it gets to 'Setting up xdm', the screen goes blank, the X start thing with the X for a cursor comes up briefly, then it goes back to console.

Any ideas?
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Please post /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really? 761 lines it is...

http://freetexthost.com/d0csjplboq

As an aside, the keymap when using the terminal in jwm (us) isn't the same as I set in /etc/conf.d/keymaps (uk), and i can't find anything in the jwm docs or anywhere else about it.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

looks fine to me... how about /var/log/xdm.log?
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Slightly easier size, that one. Looking at it it does seem that there's an error on the last line, but i have no idea what it is :)

Code:
X Window System Version 1.3.0
Release Date: 19 April 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.23-gentoo-r3 #1 Sun Dec 9 09:54:24 GMT 2007 i686
Build Date: 09 December 2007
   Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
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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: Mon Dec 10 22:30:07 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(II) Module already built-in
(!!) ATI(0): Invalid horizontal sync pulse timing detected in mode on server entry.
(II) Module already built-in
(II) Module already built-in
(EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
xdm error (pid 4690): libexpat.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory while loading /usr/lib/X11/xdm/libXdmGreet.so
FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.


EDIT: thinking about it, that looks like a very similar error to the one i get trying to use mplayer. Is this shady libexpat.so.0 character likely to be the culprit?
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, it is. You've hit the libexpat update; enjoy the sticky.
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