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Any idea what's causing this entry in my messages.log, and how I can fix the problem? The message appears every 5 minutes in messages.log .
I have id:5 set in /etc/inittab to boot straight into ratpoison via Slim.
init: Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
Cheers.
- KD
Last edited by KomodoDave (2007-05-01 01:57:24)
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I got the same errors when I entered an non-existing command to respawn.
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Hi,
I get it too.
Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
X resets and throws me to the login screen. :( Is there a fix already? I just followed the wiki to get up running X (meaning I set "id:5:initdefault:" and "x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon" and left the other code alone).
I have seen that some others in the forum have or had a similar problem. But since those mostly were about installing Arch, there might be not of great use for this problem here...
Have a good weekend y'all!
Micha
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Seems you also added DAEMON in rc.conf. Try to remove x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon from inittab.
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Thanks for the fast response travkin. I commented the line within inittab. I actually thought I needed it for kde to be started when I am booting Linux. I can't tell you whether it's working or not because the error came randomly and kicked me out of kde.
But when I am not coming back to this thread it will likely have worked out fine :D
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#
# /etc/inittab
#
# Runlevels:
# 0 Halt
# 1(S) Single-user
# 2 Not used
# 3 Multi-user
# 4 Not used
# 5 X11
# 6 Reboot
## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
#id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
id:5:initdefault:
rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p
# -8 options fixes umlauts problem on login
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 vc/6 linux
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
# Example lines for starting a login manager
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/opt/kde/bin/kdm -nodaemon
x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null
# End of file
I experience the same problem. Now I am using SLiM.
Birger
Last edited by MindTooth (2008-12-17 10:55:01)
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Change the path to kdm from:
/opt/kde/bin/kdm
to
/usr/bin/kdm
then all will be OK.
deej
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Hi, i have another problem.
I bought used pc for dedicated xbmc media center. I did as i was said on http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=HOW-TO_inst … Step_Guide
The problem is, xbmc is NOT autostarting, i have following information:
INIT:Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
inittab:
#
# /etc/inittab
#
# Runlevels:
# 0 Halt
# 1(S) Single-user
# 2 Not used
# 3 Multi-user
# 4 Not used
# 5 X11
# 6 Reboot
## Only one of the following two lines can be uncommented!
# Boot to console
#id:3:initdefault:
# Boot to X11
id:5:initdefault:
rc::sysinit:/etc/rc.sysinit
rs:S1:wait:/etc/rc.single
rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi
rh:06:wait:/etc/rc.shutdown
su:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin -p
# -8 options fixes umlauts problem on login
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty4 linux
c5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty5 linux
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -8 38400 tty6 linux
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
# Example lines for starting a login manager
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/sbin/gdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon
#x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/slim >& /dev/null
x:5:respawn:/bin/su xbmc -l -c "/bin/bash --login -c startx >/dev/null 2>&1"
# End of file
rc.conf
#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime", any other value will result
# in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="pl_PL.UTF-8"
HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Warsaw"
KEYMAP="pl"
CONSOLEFONT="lat2-16.psfu.gz"
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(autofs4)
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="mediacenter"
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
# - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
#
# DHCP: Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#
#Static IP example
#eth0="dhcp"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(!eth0)
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng hal !network !netfs crond wicd autofs alsa sshd)
/home/xbmc/.xinitrc
exec /usr/bin/ck-launch-session /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/xbmc --standalone -fs
it's HP D530 DESKTOP machine.
If i rename .xinitrc to sth other, X session is launching fine.
If i try to run in manually like that: sh .xinitrc.bck, nothing happens
If i reedit .xinitrc to that:
exec /usr/bin/xbmc --standalone -fs
It launches, but it that case I can't turn off pc in xbmc, it keeps relaunching itself all the time :s
Is there any solution/workaround?
Is that anything to do with running daemons?
It seems hal is launching dbus automatically, is "/usr/bin/dbus-launch" doing the same?
what does "/usr/bin/ck-launch-session"? And what does xbmc parameters?
Thank for any help/clarification
Btw, does anyone know any full-screen launcher application? I would like to have one running, so i could choose to launch xbmc, moovida, stepmania, nes/snes emulator, or turnoff bash script.
arch linux user
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@bagheera
Make sure that you don't have any line breaks in your .xinitrc
I.e
exec /usr/bin/ck-launch-session /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/xbmc --standalone -fs
and not
exec /usr/bin/ck-launch-session /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session
/usr/bin/xbmc --standalone -fs
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The reason was absence of /usr/bin/dbus-launch file.
I had to install dbus package from extra repo.
arch linux user
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