Try "X :0 2>/tmp/error.log" instead.
On Thursday 13 February 2003 11:13, John wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 10:34:45 -0500, Ian C. Blenke wrote:
>
> -> Your problem *appears* to be a GART issue.
> ->
> -> For some reason, and I've never experienced this particular
> error myself, the
> -> X server is refusing to run more than once instance at the
> same time.
> ->
> -> Can you try this:
> ->
> -> 1. Switch to Virtual Console 1 (VC 1) using
> CNTL-ALT-F1
> -> 2. Login as root.
> -> 3. If you're on a RedHat or similar box, drop OUT of
> any GUI runlevel:
> -> # init 2
> -> 4. Kill any remaining kdm, gdm, or xdm display
> manager.
> -> # killall gdm
> -> # killall kdm
> -> # killall xdm
> -> 5. Make sure your X11 server is not running.
> -> # ps -axuw | grep X
> -> If you see a XFree86 process running, we want to
> try and kill it.
> ->
> -> Now that you have no X server running, we want to try and see
> if we can start
> -> one manually:
> ->
> -> # X :0 2>&1 >/tmp/error.log &
> ->
> -> You should get a "grey stipple" background and a simple "X"
> cursor. Nothing
> -> else will appear.
>
> OK, I know the grey stipple you're talking about, but I didn't
> see it--just the normal big X in the middle, black screen
> background.
>
> -> Did that work? If not, then I'm *very* confused at how your X
> desktop is
> -> currently being started. Please send me the /tmp/error.log
> file in an email.
> ->
> -> If it did work, try the following:
> ->
> -> 1. Use CNTL-ALT-F1 to return to your VC1 console.
> -> 4. Now, we want to start another X server on a second
> display:
> -> # X :1 2>&1 > /tmp/error1.log &
> ->
> -> Did a grey-stipple screen re-appear? If so, then you *can*
> have two X servers
> -> running at the same time with your GART implementation. If
> not, there's a
> -> weirdness there that I've yet to experience.
>
> Nope, this second part gave me the screen full of error info.
>
> Going to /tmp/error.log and error1.log, both files exist, but
> when I do a "more" on them, there is nothing.
>
> In case I did something wrong, I plan to do the whole thing over
> again from a fresh boot, but I have to run off to a
> meeting--damn, it's a lot more fun tracking down bugs than
> having meetings!
>
> John
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