Failure of X in RH9 -Twice- Really frustrating

Hi all, I have RH9 installed in 10GB partition. It worked normally for about 3 months. Then suddenly one fine morning X does not come up. I tried editing XF86 Config file, but it did not seem to contain any error. The error message I am pasting below : OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.20-8 (bhcompile@porky.devel.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 EST 2003 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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Sep 4 20:58:30 2003 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" (EE) Failed to load module "bitmap" (module does not exist, 0) (EE) Failed to load module "pcidata" (module does not exist, 0) Fatal server error: Unable to load required base modules, Exiting... When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages. This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org. XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. --------------------------------------------------------------------- I tried to copy XConfig file from Slack9 installation on another partition on the same PC but no avail. It seems that in RH9 takes the Xconfiguration from a python script somewhere. The usual X Configuration command did not configure it and X Failed to come up. Finally I deleted RH 9 and I reinstalled it. Now after two months the same problem has cropped up and I am at my wits' end. What is to be done ? Did anybody else experience this problem.? My system specs are Celeron 900MHz, 128 MB RAM, i815e M/B, 40 GB HDD Samsung 56V monitor (15"). Pl help. Srikanth PS : Meanwhile, Slack9 does not seem to have any problem. It is running smoothly as also win98 which rules out any hardware problem (I think ...) like flaky RAM or fried graphics card or graphics card driver corruption.

Greetings,... SRIKANTH NS wrote: > Hi all, > I have RH9 installed in 10GB partition. It worked normally for about 3 > months. > Then suddenly one fine morning X does not come up. > I tried editing XF86 Config file, but it did not seem to contain any > error. what have you changed in detail? > The error message I am pasting below : > > OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.20-8 (bhcompile@porky.devel.redhat.com) (gcc > version 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 EST > 2003 > 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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Sep 4 20:58:30 2003 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > (EE) Failed to load module "bitmap" (module does not exist, 0) > (EE) Failed to load module "pcidata" (module does not exist, 0) > > Fatal server error: > Unable to load required base modules, Exiting... I guess, some files are missing. > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org. > > > XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" > after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I tried to copy XConfig file from Slack9 installation on another > partition on the same PC but no avail. It seems that in RH9 takes the > Xconfiguration > from a python script somewhere. The usual X Configuration command did > not configure it and X Failed to come up. Finally I deleted RH 9 and I > reinstalled > it. Now after two months the same problem has cropped up and I am at my > wits' > end. What is to be done ? Did anybody else experience this problem.? > > My system specs are Celeron 900MHz, 128 MB RAM, i815e M/B, 40 GB HDD > Samsung 56V monitor (15"). > PS : Meanwhile, Slack9 does not seem to have any problem. It is running > smoothly as also win98 which rules out any hardware problem (I think ...) > like > flaky RAM or fried graphics card or graphics card driver corruption. okok, check wether all requiered packages are installes, all partitions you have used to install are mounted. Btw. It's possible to start XServers with a specified configuration file. Try it with your Slack one. Keep smiling yanosz

SRIKANTH NS wrote: > I tried to copy XConfig file from Slack9 installation on another partition > on the same PC but no avail. It seems that in RH9 takes the Xconfiguration > from a python script somewhere. The usual X Configuration command did > not configure it and X Failed to come up. On RH9 boxes, the "configurator" programs are often named 'redhat-*', e.g., 'redhat-config-xfree86'. > Finally I deleted RH 9 and I > reinstalled > it. Now after two months the same problem has cropped up and I am at my > wits' > end. What is to be done ? Did anybody else experience this problem.? > > My system specs are Celeron 900MHz, 128 MB RAM, i815e M/B, 40 GB HDD > Samsung 56V monitor (15"). > > Pl help. > > Srikanth > > PS : Meanwhile, Slack9 does not seem to have any problem. It is running > smoothly as also win98 which rules out any hardware problem (I think ...) > like > flaky RAM or fried graphics card or graphics card driver corruption. Hmmm... Very odd. 1) Have you installed all of the RH9 software updates? 2) Like many others, my Linux box locks up from time-to-time when I'm in X and a graphics-intensive screensaver kicks in. (I've experience this problem with various hardware platforms and with different Linux versions/distros. My guess is some of these screensavers are poorly written, or (less likey) there's a subtle bug somewhere in the XFree86 code.) The point here is this: when the system locks up, I cannot do anything but power cycle the box. Power cycling a computer that's "up and running" is a BAD THING - this can (and often does!) corrupt the computer's file system(s). 3) Which versions of XFree86 are you running on your RH9 and Slack9 boxes? Are the versions the same or different? -- Jim To reply by email, remove "link" and change "now.here" to "yahoo" jfischer_link5809{at}now.here.com

SRIKANTH NS wrote: > Hi all, > I have RH9 installed in 10GB partition. It worked normally for about 3 > months. > Then suddenly one fine morning X does not come up. > I tried editing XF86 Config file, but it did not seem to contain any > error. > > The error message I am pasting below : > > OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.20-8 (bhcompile@porky.devel.redhat.com) (gcc > version 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 EST > 2003 > 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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Sep 4 20:58:30 2003 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > (EE) Failed to load module "bitmap" (module does not exist, 0) > (EE) Failed to load module "pcidata" (module does not exist, 0) So it didn't find those modules, in my installation /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a resp. /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a The places searched for those modules can be specified by the ModulePath command in XF86Config, FILES section (or maybe from the command line or probably from a compiled-in default). Either the module files are missing, or the module search path is screwed up (and something must have gone wrong to let this happen). Ralf

SRIKANTH NS wrote: > OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.20-8 (bhcompile@porky.devel.redhat.com) (gcc > version 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 EST > 2003 > 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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Sep 4 20:58:30 2003 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > (EE) Failed to load module "bitmap" (module does not exist, 0) > (EE) Failed to load module "pcidata" (module does not exist, 0) Look at the Red Hat Linux 9 Red Hat Linux Reference Guide at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/ Section 7.3.1.5 says, "The MODULE section specifies which modules from the /usr/X11R6/lib/modules directory the XFree86 server is to load." Obviously, then, the modules "bitmap" and "pcidata" are being removed from /usr/X11R6/lib/modules for some reason. Check to see what is in the /usr/X11R6/lib/modules directory. If things are missing, copy your /etc/X11/XF86Config file to root's home directory for safekeeping and reinstall XFree86. After locating which CD the XFree86 RPM resides, cd to the RPM directory and execute: rpm -Uvh --force XFree86-4.3.0-2 Craig

Jim Fischer wrote: > On RH9 boxes, the "configurator" programs are often named 'redhat-*', > e.g., 'redhat-config-xfree86'. Yes, I did that , no avail >> > Hmmm... Very odd. > > 1) Have you installed all of the RH9 software updates? No, I did not >> > 3) Which versions of XFree86 are you running on your RH9 and Slack9 > boxes? Are the versions the same or different? 4.3, 4.3.2 (Slack)

Craig McCluskey wrote: > > Section 7.3.1.5 says, "The MODULE section specifies which modules from > the /usr/X11R6/lib/modules directory the XFree86 server is to load." > Obviously, then, the modules "bitmap" and "pcidata" are being removed > from /usr/X11R6/lib/modules for some reason. > > Check to see what is in the /usr/X11R6/lib/modules directory. If > things > are missing, copy your /etc/X11/XF86Config file to root's home > directory for safekeeping and reinstall XFree86. After locating which > CD the > XFree86 RPM resides, cd to the RPM directory and execute: > > rpm -Uvh --force XFree86-4.3.0-2 Now that the problem is solved I really feel crappy that RH is behaving his way. Prior to this I was using RH7.3 which was really smooth. ( I am using RH from ver 6.0 onwards). Any known cases like this repeated X Failures in our newsgroup members? Srikanth

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 19:58:22 +0530, SRIKANTH NS <nssrikanth@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Now that the problem is solved I really feel crappy that RH is behaving his > way. Prior to this I was using RH7.3 which was really smooth. ( I am using > RH from ver 6.0 onwards). > Any known cases like this repeated X Failures in our newsgroup members? While I'm not very particular about RH, I believe that somewhere in this thread you had mentioned problems with the filesystem. I had asked which one you were using. Your problem lies with the filesystem or less likely media, not the distro. Judging by the amount of errors it sounds like you're using ext2, try using ext3 or reiserfs. You might also check for bad blocks. I think it's a little unusual for your first sign of trouble being that you lost X in 2 cases, but I guess you can't beat it for bringing the problem to your attention. Michael C. -- mcsuper5@usol.com http://mcsuper5.freeshell.org/ Registered Linux User #303915 http://counter.li.org/

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