Description of problem: The xfs service can be started successfully. But once the command "startx" is issued, the xfs service dead. The machine has 4.5 GB RAM and is using an on-board display card. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): XFree86-xfs-4.1.0-61.EL How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1.start xfs service (either in boot time or manually) 2.issue "startx" command Actual results: xfs service dead. X window failed to start. Expected results: X window starts successfully. Additional info: The followings are segments of some log files and output messages: /var/log/message (also don't know how the "authentication failure" statements came) ================= Nov 12 16:07:21 xxx xfs: listening on port 7100 Nov 12 16:07:21 xxx xfs: xfs startup succeeded Nov 12 16:07:50 xxx login(pam_unix)[1539]: authentication failure; logname=LOG IN uid=0 euid=0 tty=tty1 ruser= rhost= user=root Nov 12 16:07:52 xxx login[1539]: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM (null) FOR root, Authenti cation failure Nov 12 16:07:55 xxx login(pam_unix)[1539]: session opened for user root by LOG IN(uid=0) Nov 12 16:07:55 xxx -- root[1539]: ROOT LOGIN ON tty1 Nov 12 16:07:57 xxx kernel: mtrr: no more MTRRs available Nov 12 16:07:57 xxx kernel: mtrr: no more MTRRs available /etc/init.d/xfs status output ===================================== # /etc/init.d/xfs status xfs dead but pid file exists /proc/mtrr content ============================= # cat /proc/mtrr reg00: base=0xe0000000 (3584MB), size= 256MB: write-back, count=1 reg01: base=0xc0000000 (3072MB), size= 512MB: write-back, count=1 reg02: base=0x80000000 (2048MB), size=1024MB: write-back, count=1 reg03: base=0x00000000 ( 0MB), size=2048MB: write-back, count=1 reg04: base=0x100000000 (4096MB), size= 512MB: write-back, count=1 reg05: base=0x4000a0000 (16384MB), size= 64KB: uncachable, count=1 reg06: base=0x4000c0000 (16384MB), size= 64KB: uncachable, count=1 reg07: base=0x4000e0000 (16384MB), size= 64KB: uncachable, count=1 lspci output ============================== # lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks CMIC-LE Host Bridge (GC-LE chipset) (rev 33) 00:00.1 Host bridge: ServerWorks CMIC-LE Host Bridge (GC-LE chipset) 00:00.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks CMIC-LE Host Bridge (GC-LE chipset) 00:03.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27) 00:04.0 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Integrated Lights Out Controller (rev 01) 00:04.2 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Integrated Lights Out Processor (rev 01) 00:0f.0 ISA bridge: ServerWorks CSB5 South Bridge (rev 93) 00:0f.1 IDE interface: ServerWorks CSB5 IDE Controller (rev 93) 00:0f.2 USB Controller: ServerWorks OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller (rev 05) 00:0f.3 Host bridge: ServerWorks CSB5 LPC bridge 00:10.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks CIOB-X2 PCI-X I/O Bridge (rev 05) 00:10.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks CIOB-X2 PCI-X I/O Bridge (rev 05) 00:11.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks CIOB-X2 PCI-X I/O Bridge (rev 05) 00:11.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks CIOB-X2 PCI-X I/O Bridge (rev 05) 01:03.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 01) 01:03.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 01) 01:04.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5703X Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02) 02:01.0 PCI bridge: IBM PCI-X to PCI-X Bridge (rev 02) 03:04.0 RAID bus controller: Compaq Computer Corporation Smart Array 64xx (rev 01) 06:01.0 RAID bus controller: Compaq Computer Corporation Smart Array 5i/532 (rev 01) 0a:01.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5701 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 15) 0a:02.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5701 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 15)
Please attach your X server log file and config file, as individual uncompressed file attachments using the link below, as well as the output of the following commands: lsmod df Are you using any 3rd party fonts, or just using fonts supplied by the OS?
Setting status to "NEEDINFO", awaiting information.
This bug requires additional information before we can investigate it, otherwise we can not proceed further. Setting bug status to "WORKSFORME" as this issue is not reproduceable using the information supplied above. Please update your system to the latest erratum we have released for this OS version, and restart the system. If the problem persists after the update, please contact Red Hat Global Support Services at 1-888-RED-HAT1 for technical support, and please mention this bug number for reference. Thanks in advance.