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HarryGeez

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Registered: 2014-11-14

Posts: 7

startx fail to start in VMWare

Here's the log file:

[    29.885] 
X.Org X Server 1.16.2
Release Date: 2014-11-10
[    29.885] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    29.885] Build Operating System: Linux 3.17.2-1-ARCH x86_64 
[    29.885] Current Operating System: Linux Weis-rMBP 3.17.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Oct 30 20:49:39 CET 2014 x86_64
[    29.885] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=97f00dc9-abd8-42fb-b9d2-ad3a9d58c2e0 rw quiet
[    29.885] Build Date: 10 November 2014  07:52:13PM
[    29.885]  
[    29.885] Current version of pixman: 0.32.6
[    29.885] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    29.885] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    29.886] (==) Log file: "/home/weijiangan/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Nov 14 22:02:14 2014
[    29.886] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    29.886] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[    29.886] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[    29.886] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[    29.886] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[    29.887] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
[    29.887] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    29.887] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    29.887] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[    29.887] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
[    29.887] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    29.887] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF/" does not exist.
[    29.887] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    29.887] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
[    29.887] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    29.887] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[    29.887] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    29.887] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[    29.887] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[    29.887] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    29.887] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[    29.887] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/
[    29.887] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    29.887] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[    29.887] (II) Loader magic: 0x818d80
[    29.887] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    29.887] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    29.887] 	X.Org Video Driver: 18.0
[    29.887] 	X.Org XInput driver : 21.0
[    29.887] 	X.Org Server Extension : 8.0
[    29.888] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/c1
[    29.888] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[    29.889] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 8 paused 0
[    29.905] (--) PCI:*(0:0:15:0) 15ad:0405:15ad:0405 rev 0, Mem @ 0xe8000000/134217728, 0xfe000000/8388608, I/O @ 0x00001070/16, BIOS @ 0x????????/32768
[    29.905] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[    29.909] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    29.910] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[    29.917] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.917] 	compiled for 1.16.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    29.917] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 8.0
[    29.917] (==) AIGLX enabled
[    29.917] (==) Matched vmware as autoconfigured driver 0
[    29.917] (==) Matched vmware as autoconfigured driver 1
[    29.917] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[    29.917] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[    29.917] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[    29.917] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[    29.917] (II) LoadModule: "vmware"
[    29.917] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so
[    29.940] (II) Module vmware: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.940] 	compiled for 1.16.0, module version = 13.0.2
[    29.940] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    29.940] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 18.0
[    29.940] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[    29.941] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
[    29.941] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[    29.941] (II) Unloading modesetting
[    29.941] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
[    29.941] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[    29.941] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[    29.941] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[    29.941] (II) Unloading fbdev
[    29.941] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[    29.941] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[    29.941] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[    29.941] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[    29.941] (II) Unloading vesa
[    29.941] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[    29.941] (II) vmware: driver for VMware SVGA: vmware0405, vmware0710
[    29.941] (++) using VT number 1

[    29.941] (--) controlling tty is VT number 1, auto-enabling KeepTty
[    29.941] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no multi-card support
[    29.941] (II) vmware(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
	"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[    29.941] (--) vmware(0): DRM driver version is 2.6.1
[    29.941] (EE) vmware(0): Failed to detect device screen object capability.
[    29.941] (WW) vmware(0): Disabling 3D support.
[    29.941] (WW) vmware(0): Disabling Render Acceleration.
[    29.941] (WW) vmware(0): Disabling RandR12+ support.
[    29.941] (--) vmware(0): VMware SVGA regs at (0x1070, 0x1071)
[    29.941] (II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
[    29.941] (II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
[    29.941] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvgahw.so
[    29.941] (II) Module vgahw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    29.941] 	compiled for 1.16.2, module version = 0.1.0
[    29.941] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 18.0
[    29.949] (EE) 
[    29.949] (EE) Backtrace:
[    29.950] (EE) 0: /usr/bin/Xorg.bin (xorg_backtrace+0x56) [0x593d36]
[    29.950] (EE) 1: /usr/bin/Xorg.bin (0x400000+0x197e89) [0x597e89]
[    29.950] (EE) 2: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (0x7fa1dcfec000+0x339f0) [0x7fa1dd01f9f0]
[    29.950] (EE) 3: /usr/lib/libpciaccess.so.0 (pci_io_write8+0x3) [0x7fa1de39b923]
[    29.950] (EE) 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvgahw.so (vgaHWSaveColormap+0x5b) [0x7fa1d4d42fbb]
[    29.950] (EE) 5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvgahw.so (vgaHWSave+0x55) [0x7fa1d4d44d55]
[    29.950] (EE) 6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so (0x7fa1d7f2a000+0x7dce) [0x7fa1d7f31dce]
[    29.950] (EE) 7: /usr/bin/Xorg.bin (InitOutput+0xa9f) [0x47a28f]
[    29.950] (EE) 8: /usr/bin/Xorg.bin (0x400000+0x3b65a) [0x43b65a]
[    29.950] (EE) 9: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf0) [0x7fa1dd00c040]
[    29.950] (EE) 10: /usr/bin/Xorg.bin (0x400000+0x25d0e) [0x425d0e]
[    29.950] (EE) 
[    29.950] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x8
[    29.950] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[    29.950] (EE) Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
[    29.950] (EE) 
[    29.950] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
[    29.950] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/weijiangan/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[    29.950] (EE) 
[    29.953] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

drcouzelis

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Registered: 2009-11-09

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Re: startx fail to start in VMWare

See this thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=185006

Is that the same issue you're experiencing?

HarryGeez

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Registered: 2014-11-14

Posts: 7

Re: startx fail to start in VMWare

Thanks! Saw this thread on Google, but it didn't look related to my problem. Anyway, one of the solutions worked for me, so thanks again!