xdm w/ shadow local display won't open

xdm w/ shadow local display won't open

Post by JONATHAN D. ELLIOT » Thu, 08 Feb 1996 04:00:00



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fellow news readers,

I am at my wits end on this one.
For some reason the shadow version of xdm isn't
working on my linux box.  Sorry for the long
post but I wanted to be able to give the error
outputs so someone might be able to help me.
The non-shadow version of xdm works fine.
[except I can't log in because i've switched to shadow.]
But the shadow version never even gives me a login
box.  If anyone can help thanks.

jonathan.

we're dealing with linux 1.2.13 ELF.
all the rest of the shadow stuff works,
but the problem seems to be with the
display somehow.?

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this is the standard error output to xdm-error
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XFree86 Version 3.1.2 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6000)
Operating System: Linux
Configured drivers:
  SVGA: server for 8-bit colour SVGA (Patchlevel 0):
      et4000, et4000w32, et4000w32i, et4000w32p, et3000, pvga1, wd90c00,
      wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31, wd90c33, gvga, vgawonder,
      tvga8800cs, tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga9000, clgd5420,
      clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426, clgd5428, clgd5429, clgd5430, clgd5434,
      clgd5436, clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e,
      cpq_avga, oti067, oti077, oti087, mx, al2101, ali2228, ali2301,
      ali2302, ali2308, ali2401, cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7,
      ct65520, ct65530, ct65540, ct65545, ark1000vl, ark1000pv, ark2000pv,
      realtek, generic
(using VT number 7)

XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) Mouse: type: Microsoft, device: /dev/ttyS1, baudrate: 1200
(**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "Generic SVGA"
(**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "Magitronic"
(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
(**) SVGA: chipset:  oti077
(**) SVGA: videoram: 1024k
(**) SVGA: clocks:  25.50  28.32  66.68  45.80  12.74  14.16  53.28  45.75
(--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 80.000 MHz
(**) SVGA: Mode "800x600": mode clock =  45.800, clock used =  45.800
(**) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 800x600
(--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
error (pid 857): Hung in XOpenDisplay(:0), aborting
error (pid 857): server open failed for :0, giving up
error (pid 855): Display :0 cannot be opened

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this is the -debug info I got...
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DisplayManager.errorLogFile/DisplayManager.ErrorLogFile value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-errors
DisplayManager.daemonMode/DisplayManager.DaemonMode value true
DisplayManager.pidFile/DisplayManager.PidFile value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-pid
DisplayManager.lockPidFile/DisplayManager.LockPidFile value true
DisplayManager.authDir/DisplayManager.authDir value /usr/X386/lib/X11/xdm
DisplayManager.autoRescan/DisplayManager.AutoRescan value true
DisplayManager.removeDomainname/DisplayManager.RemoveDomainname value true
DisplayManager.keyFile/DisplayManager.KeyFile value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-keys
DisplayManager.accessFile/DisplayManager.AccessFile value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xaccess
DisplayManager.exportList/DisplayManager.ExportList value
DisplayManager.randomFile/DisplayManager.RandomFile value /dev/mem
creating socket 177
Created chooser socket 5
Found new display:  :0 (null) local /usr/X11R6/bin/X
StartDisplay :0
DisplayManager._0.serverAttempts/DisplayManager._0.ServerAttempts value 1
DisplayManager._0.openDelay/DisplayManager._0.OpenDelay value 15
DisplayManager._0.openRepeat/DisplayManager._0.OpenRepeat value 5
DisplayManager._0.openTimeout/DisplayManager._0.OpenTimeout value 30
DisplayManager._0.startAttempts/DisplayManager._0.StartAttempts value 4
DisplayManager._0.pingInterval/DisplayManager._0.PingInterval value 5
DisplayManager._0.pingTimeout/DisplayManager._0.PingTimeout value 5
DisplayManager._0.terminateServer/DisplayManager._0.TerminateServer value false
DisplayManager._0.grabServer/DisplayManager._0.GrabServer value false
DisplayManager._0.grabTimeout/DisplayManager._0.GrabTimeout value 3
DisplayManager._0.resetSignal/DisplayManager._0.Signal value 1
DisplayManager._0.termSignal/DisplayManager._0.Signal value 15
DisplayManager._0.resetForAuth/DisplayManager._0.ResetForAuth value false
DisplayManager._0.authorize/DisplayManager._0.Authorize value  true    
DisplayManager._0.authComplain/DisplayManager._0.AuthComplain value  false
DisplayManager._0.authName/DisplayManager._0.AuthName value MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
DisplayManager._0.authFile/DisplayManager._0.AuthFile value
StartServer for :0
Server Started 856
'/usr/X11R6/bin/X'
display manager paused til SIGUSR1
pid: 857
WaitForSomething
DisplayManager._0.resources/DisplayManager._0.Resources value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xresources
DisplayManager._0.xrdb/DisplayManager._0.Xrdb value /usr/X386/bin/xrdb
DisplayManager._0.setup/DisplayManager._0.Setup value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
DisplayManager._0.startup/DisplayManager._0.Startup value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
DisplayManager._0.reset/DisplayManager._0.Reset value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
DisplayManager._0.session/DisplayManager._0.Session value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession
DisplayManager._0.userPath/DisplayManager._0.Path value :/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X386/bin:/usr/ucb
DisplayManager._0.systemPath/DisplayManager._0.Path value /etc:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X386/bin:/usr/ucb
DisplayManager._0.systemShell/DisplayManager._0.Shell value /bin/sh
DisplayManager._0.failsafeClient/DisplayManager._0.FailsafeClient value /usr/X386/bin/xterm
DisplayManager._0.userAuthDir/DisplayManager._0.UserAuthDir value /tmp
DisplayManager._0.chooser/DisplayManager._0.Chooser value /usr/X386/lib/X11/xdm/chooser
Before XOpenDisplay(:0)
hung in open, aborting
giving up on server
select returns -1.  Rescan: 0  ChildReady: 1
signals blocked, mask was 0x0
Manager wait returns pid: 857 sig 0 core 0 code 4
Display exited with OPENFAILED_DISPLAY, try 0 of 4
WaitForSomething
select returns -1.  Rescan: 0  ChildReady: 1
signals blocked, mask was 0x0
Manager wait returns pid: 856 sig 0 core 0 code 0
Phoenix server arises, restarting display :0
StartDisplay :0
DisplayManager._0.serverAttempts/DisplayManager._0.ServerAttempts value 1
DisplayManager._0.openDelay/DisplayManager._0.OpenDelay value 15
DisplayManager._0.openRepeat/DisplayManager._0.OpenRepeat value 5
DisplayManager._0.openTimeout/DisplayManager._0.OpenTimeout value 30
DisplayManager._0.startAttempts/DisplayManager._0.StartAttempts value 4
DisplayManager._0.pingInterval/DisplayManager._0.PingInterval value 5
DisplayManager._0.pingTimeout/DisplayManager._0.PingTimeout value 5
DisplayManager._0.terminateServer/DisplayManager._0.TerminateServer value false
DisplayManager._0.grabServer/DisplayManager._0.GrabServer value false
DisplayManager._0.grabTimeout/DisplayManager._0.GrabTimeout value 3
DisplayManager._0.resetSignal/DisplayManager._0.Signal value 1
DisplayManager._0.termSignal/DisplayManager._0.Signal value 15
DisplayManager._0.resetForAuth/DisplayManager._0.ResetForAuth value false
DisplayManager._0.authorize/DisplayManager._0.Authorize value  true    
DisplayManager._0.authComplain/DisplayManager._0.AuthComplain value  false
DisplayManager._0.authName/DisplayManager._0.AuthName value MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
DisplayManager._0.authFile/DisplayManager._0.AuthFile value
StartServer for :0
Server Started 859
'/usr/X11R6/bin/X'
display manager paused til SIGUSR1
pid: 860
WaitForSomething
DisplayManager._0.resources/DisplayManager._0.Resources value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xresources
DisplayManager._0.xrdb/DisplayManager._0.Xrdb value /usr/X386/bin/xrdb
DisplayManager._0.setup/DisplayManager._0.Setup value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
DisplayManager._0.startup/DisplayManager._0.Startup value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
DisplayManager._0.reset/DisplayManager._0.Reset value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
DisplayManager._0.session/DisplayManager._0.Session value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession
DisplayManager._0.userPath/DisplayManager._0.Path value :/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X386/bin:/usr/ucb
DisplayManager._0.systemPath/DisplayManager._0.Path value /etc:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X386/bin:/usr/ucb
DisplayManager._0.systemShell/DisplayManager._0.Shell value /bin/sh
DisplayManager._0.failsafeClient/DisplayManager._0.FailsafeClient value /usr/X386/bin/xterm
DisplayManager._0.userAuthDir/DisplayManager._0.UserAuthDir value /tmp
DisplayManager._0.chooser/DisplayManager._0.Chooser value /usr/X386/lib/X11/xdm/chooser
Before XOpenDisplay(:0)
hung in open, aborting
giving up on server
select returns -1.  Rescan: 0  ChildReady: 1
signals blocked, mask was 0x0
Manager wait returns pid: 860 sig 0 core 0 code 4
Display exited with OPENFAILED_DISPLAY, try 1 of 4
WaitForSomething
select returns -1.  Rescan: 0  ChildReady: 1
signals blocked, mask was 0x0
Manager wait returns pid: 859 sig 0 core 0 code 0
Phoenix server arises, restarting display :0
StartDisplay :0
DisplayManager._0.serverAttempts/DisplayManager._0.ServerAttempts value 1
DisplayManager._0.openDelay/DisplayManager._0.OpenDelay value 15
DisplayManager._0.openRepeat/DisplayManager._0.OpenRepeat value 5
DisplayManager._0.openTimeout/DisplayManager._0.OpenTimeout value 30
DisplayManager._0.startAttempts/DisplayManager._0.StartAttempts value 4
DisplayManager._0.pingInterval/DisplayManager._0.PingInterval value 5
DisplayManager._0.pingTimeout/DisplayManager._0.PingTimeout value 5
DisplayManager._0.terminateServer/DisplayManager._0.TerminateServer value false
DisplayManager._0.grabServer/DisplayManager._0.GrabServer value false
DisplayManager._0.grabTimeout/DisplayManager._0.GrabTimeout value 3
DisplayManager._0.resetSignal/DisplayManager._0.Signal value 1
DisplayManager._0.termSignal/DisplayManager._0.Signal value 15
DisplayManager._0.resetForAuth/DisplayManager._0.ResetForAuth value false
DisplayManager._0.authorize/DisplayManager._0.Authorize value  true    
DisplayManager._0.authComplain/DisplayManager._0.AuthComplain value  false
DisplayManager._0.authName/DisplayManager._0.AuthName value MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1
DisplayManager._0.authFile/DisplayManager._0.AuthFile value
StartServer for :0
Server Started 861
'/usr/X11R6/bin/X'
display manager paused til SIGUSR1
pid: 862
WaitForSomething
DisplayManager._0.resources/DisplayManager._0.Resources value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xresources
DisplayManager._0.xrdb/DisplayManager._0.Xrdb value /usr/X386/bin/xrdb
DisplayManager._0.setup/DisplayManager._0.Setup value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
DisplayManager._0.startup/DisplayManager._0.Startup value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/GiveConsole
DisplayManager._0.reset/DisplayManager._0.Reset value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/TakeConsole
DisplayManager._0.session/DisplayManager._0.Session value  /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession
DisplayManager._0.userPath/DisplayManager._0.Path value :/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X386/bin:/usr/ucb
DisplayManager._0.systemPath/DisplayManager._0.Path value /etc:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X386/bin:/usr/ucb
DisplayManager._0.systemShell/DisplayManager._0.Shell value /bin/sh
DisplayManager._0.failsafeClient/DisplayManager._0.FailsafeClient value /usr/X386/bin/xterm
DisplayManager._0.userAuthDir/DisplayManager._0.UserAuthDir value /tmp
DisplayManager._0.chooser/DisplayManager._0.Chooser value /usr/X386/lib/X11/xdm/chooser
Before XOpenDisplay(:0)
hung in open, aborting
giving up on server
select returns -1.  Rescan: 0  ChildReady: 1
signals blocked, mask was 0x0
Manager wait returns pid: 862 sig 0 core 0 code 4
Display exited with OPENFAILED_DISPLAY, try 2 of 4
WaitForSomething
select returns -1.  Rescan: 0  ChildReady: 1
signals blocked, mask was 0x0
Manager wait returns pid: 861 sig 0 core 0 code 0
Phoenix server arises, restarting display :0
StartDisplay :0
DisplayManager._0.serverAttempts/DisplayManager._0.ServerAttempts value 1
DisplayManager._0.openDelay/DisplayManager._0.OpenDelay value 15
DisplayManager._0.openRepeat/DisplayManager._0.OpenRepeat value 5
Shutting down entire manager
DisplayManager._0.openTimeout/DisplayManager._0.OpenTimeout value 30
DisplayManager._0.startAttempts/DisplayManager._0.StartAttempts value 4
DisplayManager._0.pingInterval/DisplayManager._0.PingInterval value 5
DisplayManager._0.pingTimeout/DisplayManager._0.PingTimeout value 5
DisplayManager._0.terminateServer/DisplayManager._0.TerminateServer value false
DisplayManager._0.grabServer/DisplayManager._0.GrabServer value false
DisplayManager._0.grabTimeout/DisplayManager._0.GrabTimeout value 3
DisplayManager._0.resetSignal/DisplayManager._0.Signal value 1
DisplayManager._0.termSignal/DisplayManager._0.Signal value 15
DisplayManager._0.resetForAuth/DisplayManager._0.ResetForAuth value false
DisplayManager._0.authorize/DisplayManager._0.Authorize value  true    
DisplayManager._0.authComplain/DisplayManager._0.AuthComplain value  false
DisplayManager._0.authName/DisplayManager._0.AuthName value MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1