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Bes

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Error when logging in? (Display)

Hi,

When logging in, I get an error saying GDM: XServer not found: /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 -auth /var/lib/gdb/:1.Xauth
Error: Command could not be executed

etc
etc

But after it goes away, I can log in just fine.

Clearly there is an errenous line in some file somewhere causing this... where should I be looking for it?

Thanks

tigrmesh

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Do you see anything in your xorg logs?  Check by doing:

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

Bes

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Hi there,

Current Operating System: Linux sam 2.6.24-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Feb 10 15:21:33 UTC 2008 i686
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) Failed to load module "type1" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "glcore" (module does not exist, 0)

Thanks

tigrmesh

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Have a look at this section of the wiki page for xorg:  http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xor … uration.29.

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

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Last edited by Bes (2008-08-10 17:55:00)

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Eugh I still can't get rid of this error. The Type1 message is gone, but not the GLCOre one. Any help appreciated.

Thanks

tigrmesh

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

I had that problem too.  My libglcore file had an .xorg extension.  The glcore error disappeared after I created a symlink with an .so extension.

In your xorg.conf, in the "Files" section, there should be a line for ModulePath.  Look in that directory and it's sub-directories.

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

I only have an RGBPath!

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Oh.  Look in /usr/lib/xorg/modules/ and its sub-directories.

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Ok thanks... do I need to add a line to my xorg.conf for ModulePath too? (I too had the name issue on the libglcore)

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

If adding the symlink fixes the problem, then no.

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Eugh it gets worse now...

I got a message saying:

GDM: XServer not found: /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 -auth/var/lib/gdm:1.Xauth
Error: Command could not be executed!
Please install the X server or correct GDM configuration and restart GDM

Now I am in Gnome and the desktop and background are white and things on;y appear when I mouseover them.

All I did was the symlink tigrmesh suggested.

I also tried adding the following line in:

    ModulePath      "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"

but then I couldn't load x at all.

Xorg.conf:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder3)  Fri Jan 11 15:05:59 PST 2008

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder3)  Wed Jun 13 18:40:26 PDT 2007

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    RgbPath         "/usr/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection

Section "Module"
#    ModulePath      "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"

    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "fbdevhw"
    Load           "record"
#    Load           "type1"
    Load           "freetype"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "DELL E228WFP"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 83.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Videocard0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 7300 GS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Videocard0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "0"
    Option         "metamodes" "1680x1050 +0+0; 1024x768 +0+0; 800x600 +0+0; 640x480 +0+0"
    Option         "TripleBuffer" "true"
    Option         "NoLogo" "true"
    Option         "RenderAccel" "True"
    Option         "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
    Option         "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
    Option         "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Thanks

Last edited by Bes (2008-08-31 11:40:03)

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Anyone?

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

I'm looking again at your error message, and I'm wondering something:  do you have a
/usr/X11R6/bin/X
directory?  I use GDM, and I don't have an X11R6 directory on my system anywhere.

Also, what do you get when you do

ls /var/lib/gdm

?
I have 2 files in that directory:
:0.Xauth  :0.Xservers

For some reason, GDM is looking for at least 1 (/usrX11R6/bin/X) and possibly 2
(/var/lib/gdm:1.Xauth) files that do not exist.  Try changing your GDM theme.

Btw, the ModulePath line would have needed to go in the "Files" section, like RgbPath.

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Hi,

Sorry for the slow reply, been away with work all week...

I have no /usr/X11R6/bin/X directory

/var/lib/gdm is the same as yours.

Thanks

tigrmesh

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Did changing your gdm theme fix the problem?

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Re: Error when logging in? (Display)

Hi,

No it didn't help

Thanks