xfs - gui - recent updates

[Gregory P. Ennis]

On Tue, 2006-01-17 at 13:33 -0500, Tony Nelson wrote:
> At 10:08 AM -0600 1/17/06, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> >On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 23:25 -0500, Tony Nelson wrote:
> >> At 4:15 PM -0600 1/16/06, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> >> >On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 12:03 -0600, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> >> >> On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 12:55 -0500, Jack Aboutboul wrote:
> >> >> > On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 11:09 -0600, Gregory P. Ennis wrote
> >> >> > > Other observations that I have made include the X.org.0.log entry of:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list!
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Fatal server error:
> >> >> > > could not open default font 'fixed'
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > I have also noticed that the xfs daemon is not running and when I
> >>try to
> >> >> > > start it manually I get a "Segmentation Fault" error.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Has anyone else reported problems related to these updates.  Can
> >>any of
> >> >> > > you help me.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Greg,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Do you use any non en-US locales with your machine?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Jack
> >> >> >
> >> >> Jack,
> >> >>
> >> >> I am not sure what you mean by 'locales', but I do have Spanish, Greek,
> >> >> and Hebrew on both of these units in addition to English.  However, I
> >> >> also have these fonts installed on outer FC4 units that are still
> >> >> working.
> >> >>
> >> >> Greg
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >Jack or others on the List,
> >> >
> >> >Any more ideas about this problem.  Do you think removing the Greek,
> >> >Hebrew, and Spanish fonts would resolve things, or how about removing
> >> >xfs and reinstalling it?
> >>
> >> Try creating a new user, log out, and log in as that user.  If that fixes
> >> the problem, try copying hidden files and directories (names starting with
> >> ".") from your broken user to the new user until it breaks.
> 
> >Tony,
> >
> >Both systems do not allow me to even get to the gui login screen. The
> >login screen is presented but it is not identifiable. It appears as the
> >resolution has been changed to something different than the monitor will
> >allow.
> >
> >However, I will try your method by using a terminal interface and
> >staring startx.  Thanks for you help!!!!
> >
> >Thanks Again!
> 
> >Tony,
> >
> >I tried creating a new user account, and doing a login on a terminal
> >windown.  When I started 'startx' I received the same errors.
> >
> >I had a third machine develop the same symptoms of not displaying a gui
> >login screen.  I am able to see the gui boot up process but when each
> >system tries to switch to the gui login the display presents itself with
> >some screwy lines.
> >
> >This all looks like the resolution has changed, but I have not changed any
> >of the resolutions.
> >
> >Is there a way to change the resolution from a terminal window.  I would
> >like to try to change the resolution to the same as the default for the
> >boot up gui process.
> >
> >Sure would appreciate anyone's help.
> 
> I can't help more, and ISTM that you have disproved my guess that it was a
> user config problem.  From the creep to other machines, I would guess it is
> from recent updates, and might have something to do with your video
> card/drivers.  Info about them might help others help you more.
> ____________________________________________________________________
> TonyN.:'

Tony,

Thanks a lot for your suggestions!!!  This problem starts at the login
screen, but the boot gui is ok.  

Here is the list of hardware:

One video card is an Intell 82810 CGC that uses a Princeton LCD 17 inch
monitor

One video cards are ATI Technologies Inc #d Rage Pro AGP 1X/@X using a
Princeton Ultra 74

One video cards are ATI Technologies Inc #d Rage Pro AGP 1X/@X using a
Princeton Ultra 72

I have entered a bug report in Bugzilla 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178073

I have told the other FC4 users not to reboot their systems until this
problem is resolved.

Thanks again for trying to help!!!!

Greg