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

[Nathan Whitehorn]

Anything in dmesg or in /var/log/Xorg.0.log? What happens if you set 
logverbose 9?
-Nathan

On 08/31/14 17:27, Mark Millard wrote:
> 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.
>
> ===
> Mark Millard
> markmi at dsl-only.net <http://dsl-only.net>
>
> On Aug 31, 2014, at 4:49 PM, Mark Millard <markmi at dsl-only.net 
> <mailto: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 <http://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 
> <mailto: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 
> <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.
>
> ===
> Mark Millard
> markmi at dsl-only.net <http://dsl-only.net/>
>
>
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