Very Computer

I installed the Solaris express (S10 build 58 6/04) a couple of days
ago.
I was using the XFree86 to finish the initial installations.
After 2 reboots, it shows "X-server can not be started on display:0"
on monitor and keyboard doesn't respond thereafter.  Notice, the first
reboot came back with CDE without problems.  The screen blinks 4 times
before showing "The X-server can not be started on display :0.

After this happened, I reinstalled once again and set up a user
account so that I can telnet/ssh to it from other boxes without the
need of X windows.

I have checked many postings and checked /var/dt/Xerrors and
/var/log/XFree86.0.log as many suggested.  No hardware changes
happened between working and non-working X windows.  The only
eye-catching thing is "ioctl (kbd type): invalid argument" constantly
showing up.

kdmconfig has the following:

  Current Window System Configuration:

         Video Device: XF86-SIS SiS6326, SiS530, 5597/5598
          Screen Size: 17-inch (43cm)
    Resolution/Colors: 1024x768 - 65536 colors @ 70Hz

         Monitor Type: MultiFrequency 56kHz (up to 1280x1024
interlaced)

        Keyboard Type: Generic US-English(104-Key)

      Pointing Device: Built-in PS/2 Mouse (3 Button)

The above appears to be correct.

The only thing I can see more obvious to the problem is the keyboard
complaints.

Can anyone provide some insights?

Thanks in advance!

/var/dt/Xerrors:
----------------

(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 17:23:08
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

                                     ^Hrun-level
6^A63\255\321\366\231\354@^Hrc2s2\^H\255\321^D\226\354@^Hrc3s3<^A^H\
255\321 \226\354@^Hsacsc\200^A^H^O\255\321\366\231\354@^HLOGINcoconsole\201^A^H^
O\255\321\366\231\354@^HzsmonPM10\203^A^Fee
\226\354@\321rootdtconsoleh^D^H\276\321\366\231\354@^C:0\321cah4pts/4J^B^H^D^H\3
12\226\354@^O^L`\3210b^D^H^AXIO:  fatal IO error 146 (Connection
refused) on X s
erver "unix:0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
XIO:  fatal IO error 146 (Connection refused) on X server "unix:0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

Wed Jul  7 18:02:04 2004
error (pid 351): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Jul  7 18:02:04
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Wed Jul  7 18:02:05 2004
error (pid 351): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Jul  7 18:02:05
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Wed Jul  7 18:02:07 2004
error (pid 351): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Jul  7 18:02:07
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Wed Jul  7 18:02:08 2004
error (pid 351): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1

Wed Jul  7 18:02:08 2004
error (pid 351): Server for display :0 can't be started.
Couldn't open display connection

Thu Jul  8 11:41:26 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 11:41:26
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Thu Jul  8 11:41:27 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 11:41:27
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Thu Jul  8 11:41:28 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 11:41:28
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Thu Jul  8 11:41:29 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1

Thu Jul  8 11:41:29 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 can't be started.
Couldn't open display connection
XIO:  fatal IO error 146 (Connection refused) on X server "unix:0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
XIO:  fatal IO error 146 (Connection refused) on X server "unix:0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

Thu Jul  8 15:10:07 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 15:10:07
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Thu Jul  8 15:10:08 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 15:10:08
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Thu Jul  8 15:10:09 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 15:10:09
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Thu Jul  8 15:10:11 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1

Thu Jul  8 15:10:11 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 can't be started.
Couldn't open display connection

Thu Jul  8 17:23:10 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 17:23:10
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Thu Jul  8 17:23:12 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 17:23:12
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Thu Jul  8 17:23:13 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 17:23:13
2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Thu Jul  8 17:23:14 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1

Thu Jul  8 17:23:14 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 can't be started.
Couldn't open display connection

/var/log/XFree86.0.log:
-----------------------

(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Jul  8 17:23:13
2004
(WW) XFree86 Configuration file does not exist, use
Solaris OWconfig file
(==) ServerLayout "SimpleLayout"
(**) |-->Screen "DefaultScreen 1" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "DefaultMonitor"
(**) |   |-->Device "DefaultDevice"
(WW) No FontPath specified.  Using compiled-in default.
(==) FontPath set to
"/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/sun/,/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/F3bitmaps/,/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/openwin/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/openwin/sfw/server//lib/modules"
(II) Module ABI versions:
        XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
        XFree86 Video Driver: 0.6
        XFree86 XInput driver : 0.4
        XFree86 Server Extension : 0.2
        XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on solaris
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/openwin/sfw/server//lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
        compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
        ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1
(II) PCI: Config type is 1
(II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x00000cf8, mode1Res1 = 0x00000cf8
(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1039,0740 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 06,00,00
hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1039,0001 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00
hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 1039,0008 card 0000,0000 rev 25 class 06,01,00
hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:5: chip 1039,5513 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 01,01,80
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:6: chip 1039,7013 card 1039,7013 rev a0 class 07,03,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:7: chip 1039,7012 card 13f6,0300 rev a0 class 04,01,00
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 1039,7001 card 1462,5470 rev 0f class 0c,03,10
hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:03:1: chip 1039,7001 card 1462,5470 rev 0f class 0c,03,10
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:03:3: chip 1039,7002 card 1462,5470 rev 00 class 0c,03,20
hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:04:0: chip 1039,0900 card 1039,0900 rev 90 class 02,00,00 ...

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Some thing has gone wrong in the keyboard driver and the X server can't
talk to your keyboard.  Can you use it in console mode?  Is it plugged
in?

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Quote:>After 2 reboots, it shows "X-server can not be started on display:0"
>on monitor and keyboard doesn't respond thereafter.  Notice, the first
>reboot came back with CDE without problems.  The screen blinks 4 times
>before showing "The X-server can not be started on display :0.
>KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
>ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

What type of keyboard are you using and what type of motherboard?

Casper
--
Expressed in this posting are my opinions.  They are in no way related
to opinions held by my employer, Sun Microsystems.
Statements on Sun products included here are not gospel and may
be fiction rather than truth.

(I had a lot of trouble with a USB keyboard on a ASUS MB until
I upgraded the BIOS to the latest version)

It could, of course, also be a Solaris problem in which case
we need more information to debug it.

Casper
--
Expressed in this posting are my opinions.  They are in no way related
to opinions held by my employer, Sun Microsystems.
Statements on Sun products included here are not gospel and may
be fiction rather than truth.

As I mentioned in my original post, it worked the first 2 reboots with
X windows coming up.  After that, the X-server could never be started
any more.

Where can I get more information to help me debug/troubleshoot?

Thanks.

(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon Jul 12 15:03:11 2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices
XIO:  fatal IO error 146 (Connection refused) on X server "unix:0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
XIO:  fatal IO error 146 (Connection refused) on X server "unix:0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

Mon Jul 12 15:03:14 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon Jul 12 15:03:14 2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Mon Jul 12 15:03:15 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon Jul 12 15:03:15 2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Mon Jul 12 15:03:16 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1
(EE) screenInfo.numScreens = 1
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon Jul 12 15:03:17 2004
(EE) PreInit done
KIOCTYPE: Invalid argument
ddxSUNWkbd: Keyboard type ioctl KIOCTYPE failed on /dev/kbd

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Mon Jul 12 15:03:18 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly 1

Mon Jul 12 15:03:18 2004
error (pid 350): Server for display :0 can't be started.
Couldn't open display connection

Casper
--
Expressed in this posting are my opinions.  They are in no way related
to opinions held by my employer, Sun Microsystems.
Statements on Sun products included here are not gospel and may
be fiction rather than truth.