Xorg/xfce4 failing on Dual Processor G4 PowerMac's BUT Single Processor G4 PowerMac works (same boot SSD)...

[Mark Millard]

As an example of how sudden and arbitrary the silent-quit of the X server is:

The partial display update currently on my ADC display has approximating the top 1/2 updated and the bottom half not updated (still black).

But the boundary is somewhat interesting: The last updated raster/pixel line has its left side updated (a uniform grey desktop color) and its right side not updated (still black).

So the silent abort stopped the update mid-raster/pixel line.

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Mark Millard
markmi at dsl-only.net

On Aug 31, 2014, at 4:49 PM, Mark Millard <markmi at dsl-only.net> wrote:

[E-mail history trimmed this time.]

I used script to log my startxfce4 command and what it produces. With only the ADC connected this results in various "Unhandled monitor type 0" notices as part of normal operation.

The script output shows that the X server quit. There is no core file left in the directory.

Thunar: Fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.
xfwm4: Fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0.
xinit: connection to X server lost
xfdesktop: Fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0.

(xfsettingsd:984): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: invoking IsSupported() failed for remote volume monitor with dbus name org.gtk.Private.GPhoto2VolumeMonitor: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Disconnected: Connection was disconnected before a reply was received
root at FBSDG4S0:~ # xfsettingsd: Fatal IO error 2 (No such file or directory) on X server :0.0.

The full script file contents are:

Script started on Sun Aug 31 16:34:12 2014
You have mail.
root at FBSDG4S0:~ # startxfce4^M
/usr/local/bin/startxfce4: Starting X server


X.Org X Server 1.12.4
Release Date: 2012-08-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: FreeBSD 10.0-STABLE powerpc 
Current Operating System: FreeBSD FBSDG4S0 10.0-STABLE FreeBSD 10.0-STABLE #0 r268571: Sun Jul 13 05:15:31 UTC 2014     root at grind.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/powerpc.powerpc/usr/src/sys/GENERIC powerpc
Build Date: 21 July 2014  07:18:49PM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
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/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Aug 31 16:34:23 2014
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
  XRANDR name: DVI-1
  Connector: DVI-I
  CRT2: INTERNAL_DAC2
  DFP1: INTERNAL_TMDS1
  DDC reg: 0x64
  XRANDR name: DVI-0
  Connector: DVI-I
  CRT1: INTERNAL_DAC1
  DFP2: INTERNAL_DVO1
  DDC reg: 0x60
  XRANDR name: S-video
  Connector: S-video
  TV1: INTERNAL_DAC2
  DDC reg: 0x0
finished output detect: 0
Unhandled monitor type 0
finished output detect: 1
finished output detect: 2
finished all detect
Unhandled monitor type 0
Entering TV Save
Save TV timing tables
saveTimingTables: reading timing tables
TV Save done
disable FP1
disable FP1
disable TV
disable FP1
init memmap
init common
init crtc1
init pll1
freq: 117130000
best_freq: 117132353
best_feedback_div: 295
best_frac_feedback_div: 0
best_ref_div: 34
best_post_div: 2
restore memmap
restore common
restore crtc1
restore pll1
finished PLL1
set RMX
set FP1
enable FP1
disable TV
Unhandled monitor type 0
Thunar: Fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.
xfwm4: Fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0.
xinit: connection to X server lost
xfdesktop: Fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0.

(xfsettingsd:984): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: invoking IsSupported() failed for remote volume monitor with dbus name org.gtk.Private.GPhoto2VolumeMonitor: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Disconnected: Connection was disconnected before a reply was received
root at FBSDG4S0:~ # xfsettingsd: Fatal IO error 2 (No such file or directory) on X server :0.0.

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Mark Millard
markmi at dsl-only.net