[Techtalk] killed my xserver

Maria McKinley maria at shadlen.org
Fri Dec 7 09:42:11 UTC 2007


Hello,

I upgraded (some packages, not the kernel), and now I can't run X. :-( I 
am running Debian stable, Linux version 2.6.8-2-k7. I have tried to 
re-configure XF86Config-4 with the exact specs of my monitor, but this 
didn't help. I can't find anything useful in the logs either. Nothing 
marked error. The only clue is that if I try to do startx (instead of 
starting it with gdm), I get this message in XFree86.0.log

AUDIT: Fri Dec  7 00:43:40 2007: 4399 X: client 5 rejected from local host

But, I can't find anything useful through googling.
I have shortened and inserted comments to the output of XFree86.0.log

It seems to be loading my driver:

(II) LoadModule: "nv"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nv_drv.o
(II) Module nv: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
         compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.1
         Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
         ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
         compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
         Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
         ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NV: driver for NVIDIA chipsets: RIVA 128, RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2,
         Unknown TNT2, Vanta, RIVA TNT2 Ultra, RIVA TNT2 Model 64,
         Aladdin TNT2, GeForce 256, GeForce DDR, Quadro, GeForce2 MX/MX 400,
         GeForce2 MX 100/200, GeForce2 Go, Quadro2 MXR/EX/Go,
         GeForce2 Integrated GPU, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 Ti, GeForce2 Ultra,
         Quadro2 Pro, GeForce4 MX 460, GeForce4 MX 440, GeForce4 MX 420,
         GeForce4 MX 440-SE, GeForce4 440 Go, GeForce4 420 Go,
         GeForce4 420 Go 32M, GeForce4 460 Go, GeForce4 440 Go 64M,
         GeForce4 410 Go 16M, Quadro4 500 GoGL, Quadro4 550 XGL, Quadro4 
NVS,
         GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X, GeForce4 MX 440SE with AGP8X,
         GeForce4 MX 420 with AGP8X, GeForce4 448 Go, GeForce4 488 Go,
         Quadro4 580 XGL, Quadro4 280 NVS, Quadro4 380 XGL,
         GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU, GeForce3, GeForce3 Ti 200,
         GeForce3 Ti 500, Quadro DCC, GeForce4 Ti 4600, GeForce4 Ti 4400,
         0x0252, GeForce4 Ti 4200, Quadro4 900 XGL, Quadro4 750 XGL,
         Quadro4 700 XGL, GeForce4 Ti 4800, GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X,
         GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE, GeForce4 4200 Go, Quadro4 700 GoGL,
         Quadro4 980 XGL, Quadro4 780 XGL, GeForce FX 5800 Ultra,
         GeForce FX 5800, Quadro FX 2000, Quadro FX 1000,
         GeForce FX 5600 Ultra, GeForce FX 5600, 0x0313, GeForce FX 5600SE,
         0x0316, 0x0317, GeForce FX Go5600, GeForce FX Go5650,
         Quadro FX Go700, 0x031D, 0x031E, 0x031F, GeForce FX 5200,
         GeForce FX 5200 Ultra, GeForce FX 5200, GeForce FX 5200SE,
         GeForce FX Go5200, GeForce FX Go5250, GeForce FX Go5200 32M/64M,
         0x0329, Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Quadro FX 500, GeForce FX Go5300,
         GeForce FX Go5100, 0x032F, GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, GeForce FX 5900,
         GeForce FX 5900XT, GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, 0x0334, Quadro FX 3000,
         GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, GeForce FX 5700, GeForce FX 5700LE,
         GeForce FX 5700VE, 0x0345, GeForce FX Go5700, GeForce FX Go5700,
         0x0349, 0x034B, Quadro FX Go1000, Quadro FX 1100, 0x034F
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 02:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset GeForce2 MX 100/200 found


and my monitor:

(II) NV(0): I2C bus "DDC" initialized.
(II) NV(0): Probing for EDID on I2C bus A...
(II) NV(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) NV(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(II) NV(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) NV(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(--) NV(0): DDC detected a CRT:
(II) NV(0): Manufacturer: NEC  Model: 65d1  Serial#: 5148
(II) NV(0): Year: 2002  Week: 2
(II) NV(0): EDID Version: 1.3
(II) NV(0): Analog Display Input,  Input Voltage Level: 0.700/0.300 V
(II) NV(0): Sync:  Separate  Composite  SyncOnGreen
(II) NV(0): Max H-Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 36  vert.: 29
(II) NV(0): Gamma: 2.20
(II) NV(0): DPMS capabilities: StandBy Suspend Off; RGB/Color Display
(II) NV(0): Default color space is primary color space
(II) NV(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
(II) NV(0): redX: 0.633 redY: 0.340   greenX: 0.295 greenY: 0.603
(II) NV(0): blueX: 0.141 blueY: 0.096   whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
(II) NV(0): Supported VESA Video Modes:
(II) NV(0): 720x400 at 70Hz
(II) NV(0): 640x480 at 60Hz
(II) NV(0): 640x480 at 67Hz
(II) NV(0): 640x480 at 72Hz
(II) NV(0): 640x480 at 75Hz
(II) NV(0): 800x600 at 56Hz
(II) NV(0): 800x600 at 60Hz
(II) NV(0): 800x600 at 72Hz
(II) NV(0): 800x600 at 75Hz
(II) NV(0): 832x624 at 75Hz
(II) NV(0): 1024x768 at 60Hz
(II) NV(0): 1024x768 at 70Hz
(II) NV(0): 1024x768 at 75Hz
(II) NV(0): 1280x1024 at 75Hz
(II) NV(0): 1152x870 at 75Hz
(II) NV(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
(II) NV(0): Supported Future Video Modes:
(II) NV(0): #0: hsize: 640  vsize 480  refresh: 85  vid: 22833
(II) NV(0): #1: hsize: 800  vsize 600  refresh: 85  vid: 22853
(II) NV(0): #2: hsize: 1024  vsize 768  refresh: 85  vid: 22881
(II) NV(0): Supported additional Video Mode:
(II) NV(0): clock: 135.0 MHz   Image Size:  359 x 287 mm
(II) NV(0): h_active: 1280  h_sync: 1296  h_sync_end 1440 h_blank_end 
1688 h_border: 0
(II) NV(0): v_active: 1024  v_sync: 1025  v_sync_end 1028 v_blanking: 
1066 v_border: 0
(II) NV(0): Ranges: V min: 55  V max: 85 Hz, H min: 31  H max: 82 kHz, 
PixClock max 140 MHz
(II) NV(0): Monitor name: NEC LCD1850E
(II) NV(0): Serial No: 201205148
(II) NV(0): Probing for EDID on I2C bus B...

This is kind of weird, but couldn't find anything useful about this either.

(II) NV(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) NV(0): I2C device "DDC:ddc2" removed.
(II) NV(0):   ... none found
(II) NV(0): Unable to detect which CRTCNumber...
(==) NV(0): ...Defaulting to CRTCNumber 0
(II) NV(0): Using CRT on CRTC 0
(--) NV(0): VideoRAM: 32768 kBytes
(==) NV(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(II) NV(0): Generic Monitor: Using hsync range of 31.00-82.00 kHz
(II) NV(0): Generic Monitor: Using vrefresh range of 55.00-85.00 Hz
(II) NV(0): Clock range:  12.00 to 350.00 MHz

Above are the hsync ranges and vrefresh ranges given by my monitor 
manufacturer, but now I get a bunch of these messages:

(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode 
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode 
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1280x960" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (hsync out of range)
(WW) (1600x1200,Generic Monitor) mode clock 162MHz exceeds DDC maximum 
140MHz
(WW) (1600x1200,Generic Monitor) mode clock 175.5MHz exceeds DDC maximum 
140MHz
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)

and then a bunch like this:

(--) NV(0): Virtual size is 1280x1024 (pitch 1280)
(**) NV(0): *Default mode "1280x1024": 135.0 MHz, 80.0 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(II) NV(0): Modeline "1280x1024"  135.00  1280 1296 1440 1688  1024 1025 
1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
(**) NV(0): *Default mode "1280x960": 108.0 MHz, 60.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) NV(0): Modeline "1280x960"  108.00  1280 1376 1488 1800  960 961 
964 1000 +hsync +vsync
(**) NV(0): *Default mode "1152x864": 108.0 MHz, 67.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(II) NV(0): Modeline "1152x864"  108.00  1152 1216 1344 1600  864 865 
868 900 +hsync +vsync
(**) NV(0): *Default mode "1024x768": 94.5 MHz, 68.7 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(II) NV(0): Modeline "1024x768"   94.50  1024 1072 1168 1376  768 769 
772 808 +hsync +vsync
(**) NV(0): *Default mode "800x600": 56.3 MHz, 53.7 kHz, 85.1 Hz

with this at the end:

(II) NV(0): Modeline "320x175"   15.75  320 336 368 416  175 191 192 222 
doublescan +hsync -vsync
(++) NV(0): DPI set to (100, 100)

loads a bunch of other modules, and there is nothing else weird until 
the end

Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.gz" already registered at priority 0
Warning: font renderer for ".pmf" already registered at priority 0
AUDIT: Fri Dec  7 00:43:40 2007: 4399 X: client 5 rejected from local host

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. I hate it when I don't have a 
real error message to troubleshoot.

cheers,
maria


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