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xirus

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Registered: 2002-12-01

Posts: 113

XFree86: caught signal 11 server aborting...

I had archlinux with xfree86 up and running 1.5 weeks ago, when my HD died...

today I finally reinstalled it, smooth install (only he can't install packages on ext3 partitions created by partition magic ('device is full') - he has to make the filesystem himself, does anybody know why? other distros CAN write to those partitions)

I installed the latest version of xfree (4.2.1-3) and used the exact same config file as I used 1.5 weeks ago, yet he can't start it

when I do startx, the screen 'clicks' and goes black (what he's supposed to do), 'clicks' again and stays black (what he isn't supposed to do)
ctrl+alt+backspace doesn't help, I have to alt+Fx to go back to a console, to see this message:

[snip - nothing that indicates an error in this portion]
Fatal server error:
caught signal 11. Server aborting

the log file doesn't give any severe errors either

does anyone know what's going on?

BluPhoenyx

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Registered: 2002-12-23

Posts: 239

Re: XFree86: caught signal 11 server aborting...

What type of video card and driver are you running? I can't guarantee this, but try generating a new config using the X system then insert any relevant changes into the old file or use the new file whichever works best.

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Nickm

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From: Netherlands

Registered: 2003-02-25

Posts: 106

Re: XFree86: caught signal 11 server aborting...

about that not writing to an ext 3 partition while others can is provably not related to AL, i think that would be kernel related. If you have a Nvidia card try disabling some of these in the /etc/X11/XF86Config file

Section "Module"
#       Load  "xie"
#       Load  "pex5"
#       Load  "glx"
#       Load  "dri"
        Load  "dbe"
        Load  "record"
        Load  "extmod"
        Load  "type1"
EndSection

xirus

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Registered: 2002-12-01

Posts: 113

Re: XFree86: caught signal 11 server aborting...

I have a geforce 2 gts pro
I'm using the nv driver...

Rouslan

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From: New York USA

Registered: 2002-11-13

Posts: 76

Re: XFree86: caught signal 11 server aborting...

I'm using the nv driver...

Should be nvidia, e.g.:

Section "Device"
        Identifier   "My Card Name"
        Driver       "nvidia"
        VendorName   "nVidia"
        BoardName     "My Board Name"
EndSection

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Rouslan

xirus

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Registered: 2002-12-01

Posts: 113

Re: XFree86: caught signal 11 server aborting...

I've actually just followed BluPhoenyx's advice and that seems to be working

thx

fetid

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From: china

Registered: 2007-12-21

Posts: 19

Re: XFree86: caught signal 11 server aborting...

i have same error when press ctrl+alt +fx
Xorg.0.log error log:
http://archlinux.pastebin.com/f2252104b
my video card is intel i915

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fetid

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From: china

Registered: 2007-12-21

Posts: 19

Re: XFree86: caught signal 11 server aborting...

i guess maybe this is driver's bug, because i build and install the newest xf86-video-intel pkg(version 2.2.0),
so i reinstall old version(2.1.1-2) from arch repos and all ok.

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