[NTLUG:Discuss] Slackware and Ximian Gnome

Tue Sep 10 03:40:22 CDT 2002

Ouch, that hurt :) no luck there, it restarted my xserver, then brought
up a term window in what looked like fvwm, when I exited, this was the
error message:


[pparks at Vaio X11]$ xinit /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -e $PWD/install-ximian.sh
-- :1 


XFree86 Version 4.2.0 / X Window System 
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) 
Release Date: 18 January 2002 
        If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is 
        newer than the above date, look for a newer version before 
        reporting problems.  (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.18 i686 [ELF] 
Module Loader present 
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, 
         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, 
         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. 
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.1.log", Time: Tue Sep 10 03:33:59 2002 
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc580000,0x70000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc570000,0x80000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc560000,0x90000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc550000,0xa0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc540000,0xb0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc530000,0xc0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc520000,0xd0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc510000,0xe0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc500000,0xf0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc4f0000,0x100000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc4e0000,0x110000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc4d0000,0x120000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc4c0000,0x130000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc4b0000,0x140000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc4a0000,0x150000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc490000,0x160000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc480000,0x170000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc470000,0x180000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc460000,0x190000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc450000,0x1a0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc440000,0x1b0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc430000,0x1c0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc420000,0x1d0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc410000,0x1e0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc400000,0x1f0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc3f0000,0x200000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc3e0000,0x210000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc3d0000,0x220000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc3c0000,0x230000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc3b0000,0x240000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc3a0000,0x250000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc390000,0x260000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc380000,0x270000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc370000,0x280000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc360000,0x290000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc350000,0x2a0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc340000,0x2b0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc330000,0x2c0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc320000,0x2d0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc310000,0x2e0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc300000,0x2f0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc2f0000,0x300000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc2e0000,0x310000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc2d0000,0x320000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc2c0000,0x330000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc2b0000,0x340000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc2a0000,0x350000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc290000,0x360000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc280000,0x370000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc270000,0x380000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc260000,0x390000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc250000,0x3a0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc240000,0x3b0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc230000,0x3c0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc220000,0x3d0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc210000,0x3e0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc200000,0x3f0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc1f0000,0x400000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc1e0000,0x410000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc1d0000,0x420000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc1c0000,0x430000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc1b0000,0x440000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc1a0000,0x450000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc190000,0x460000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc180000,0x470000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc170000,0x480000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc160000,0x490000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc150000,0x4a0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc140000,0x4b0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc130000,0x4c0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc120000,0x4d0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc110000,0x4e0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc100000,0x4f0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc0f0000,0x500000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc0e0000,0x510000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc0d0000,0x520000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc0c0000,0x530000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc0b0000,0x540000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc0a0000,0x550000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc090000,0x560000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc080000,0x570000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc070000,0x580000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc060000,0x590000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc050000,0x5a0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc040000,0x5b0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc030000,0x5c0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc020000,0x5d0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc010000,0x5e0000) 
(WW) VESA(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc000000,0x5f0000) 

waiting for X server to shut down 

On Tue, 2002-09-10 at 03:09, David Stanaway wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-09-10 at 03:02, Patrick Parks wrote:
> > Ctrl-Alt-F1 gives me no logon prompt, it is the session that X is
> > running from, thre are no other terminals to log into.
> 
> That is bizzare.  remind me not to try slackware :P
> 
> You don't actually need to do that from a getty, you can run xinit from
> any root shell
> 
> eg: in an xterm:
> su -
> # .... the rest.
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > On Tue, 2002-09-10 at 02:54, David Stanaway wrote:
> > > Did you try my earlier suggestion of running the installer with xinit as
> > > root?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Ctrl-Alt-F1 , login as root
> > > 
> > > lynx -source http://go-gnome.com/ > install-ximian.sh
> > > chmod 755 install-ximian.sh
> > > xinit /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -e $PWD/install-ximian.sh -- :1
> > > 
> > > (Okay, so this is a slight variation on my previous suggestion.. having
> > > seen that it isn't wholey a graphical based installer)
> > > 
> > > ximian doesn't install on my system so I can't test past the beginning.
> > > 
> > > (I have debian/sid on powerpc hardware)
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > David Stanaway
> > > 
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > https://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> > > 
> > > 
> > -- 
> > Patrick Parks
> > patrick at patrickparks.com
> > (972) 416-9927 Home
> > (469) 939-6460 Mobile
> > "May the SOURCE be with GNU"
> -- 
> David Stanaway
> 
> _______________________________________________
> https://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> 
> 
-- 
Patrick Parks
patrick at patrickparks.com
(972) 416-9927 Home
(469) 939-6460 Mobile
"May the SOURCE be with GNU"
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