From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/3.1) Description of problem: Since applying the latest development updates, X11 does not start. It works when booting with kernel-2.6.1-1.65 but fails with kernel-2.6.3-1.[91,97,100] It happens during the boot to runlevel 5 or by using the "startx" command, running as root has no effect on the problem so it not permissions. As it works with a earlier kernel, its not the latest XFree builds. Has the major/minor numbers changed between the 2.6.1 & 2.6.3 trees? Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.3-1.100 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Install FC2 into a VMware session 2.Update to the latest development set 3.reboot 4.Start X11 Actual Results: Output from a "startx" command: XFree86 Version 4.3.0 (Red Hat Rawhide develomental build: 4.3.0-59) Release Date: 15 August 2003 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.21-4.ELsmp i686 [ELF] Build Date: 20 February 2004 Build Host: tweety.devel.redhat.com Before reporting any problems, please make sure you are using the most recent XFree86 packages available from Red Hat by checking for updates at http://rhn.redhat.com/errata or by using the Red Hat Network up2date tool. If you still encounter problems, please file bug reports in the XFree86.org bugzilla at http://bugs.xfree86.org and/or Red Hat bugzilla at http://bugzilla.redhat.com Module Loader present OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.3-1.100 (bhcompile.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.3.3 20040216 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.3-2)) #1 Mon Feb 23 19:10:59 EST 2004 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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Feb 25 08:13:33 2004 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" (WW) VMWARE(0): Failed to set up write-combining range (0xfd000000,0x1000000) (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse No such device. (EE) Mouse1: cannot open input device (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse1" No core pointer Fatal server error: failed to initialize core devices If you encounter a server crash, please report the problem by filing a bug report in the XFree86.org bugzilla at http://bugs.xfree86.org and/or Red Hat bugzilla at http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla. When filing your report, it is very important that you explain your problem in as much detail as possible, and include a complete description on how to reproduce the problem. After submitting the bug report, attach the following files as uncompressed individual file attachments using the bugzilla file attachment feature: - X server log file: /var/log/XFree86.0.log - X server config file: /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 - Kernel log file: /var/log/messages XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. Expected Results: Should see KDE starting Additional info: Inspection of /dev shows: [root@fc2 dev]# pwd /dev [root@fc2 dev]# ls -l mouse lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Feb 19 15:08 mouse -> psaux [root@fc2 dev]# ls -l psaux crw------- 1 root root 10, 1 Feb 23 21:02 psaux [root@fc2 dev]# Some lines from dmesg: atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x7a on isa0060/serio0). atkbd.c: This is an XFree86 bug. It shouldn't access hardware directly. atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x7a on isa0060/serio0). atkbd.c: This is an XFree86 bug. It shouldn't access hardware directly.
Created attachment 98034 [details] Full dmesg output
Created attachment 98035 [details] Full XFree86 log
should be fixed in rawhide
Just updated my test system to all the latest development updates, including kernel-2.6.3-1.106 and the problem still persists.
you need to create a new x config with the updated config tools
Created attachment 98046 [details] New XFree86 config file from the system-config-display command
As suggested I create a new XF86Config file using the tool system-config-display but when I tried to start X11 with it using kernel 2.6.3-1.106 it failed as before. I created it under 2.6.1-1.65 as the command failed under the latest kernel. I have attached the new configuration file to this ticket for reference.
I dont believe its a XFree86 problem because with kernel 2.6.3-1.106 an "od /dev/mouse" gives a such "no such device" error message, whereas I would expect it to return data, as soon as the mouse is moved, regardless of whether X11 is running or not. This too me suggests it is a kernel issue.
/dev/psaux is obsolete. its been intentionally removed because of this. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 116118 ***
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.