In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote: > On Thursday 12 November 2009 16:05:38 doki_...@doki-pen.org wrote: >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote: >> > On Wednesday 11 November 2009 19:02:26 doki_...@doki-pen.org wrote: >> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote: >> >> > On Wednesday 11 November 2009 16:17:45 doki_...@doki-pen.org wrote: >> >> >> In gmane.linux.gentoo.user, you wrote: >> >> >> > On Tuesday 10 November 2009 17:54:48 Doki Pen wrote: >> >> >> >> I've recently switched from gdm to xdm in an effort to reduce my >> >> >> >> distro size. The only problem I've run into is that when I kill >> >> >> >> my X session, xdm doesn't restart automatically. I have to switch >> >> >> >> to a vtty and type exec sudo /etc/init.d/xdm restart. I've read >> >> >> >> the man pages and googled but can't come up with a solution. Does >> >> >> >> anyone know if there is a way to fix this issue? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > When X exists, is xdm still running or has it died too? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > You can tell when restarting xdm if it gives errors about xdm not >> >> >> > running when the "stop" phase of "restart"" is run >> >> >> >> >> >> xdm is not running after I kill my xsession. It is running after I >> >> >> log in. I tested using ps -Af | grep -i xdm. >> >> > >> >> > Ok, so I reckon the init script dies because xdm dies when X exists. >> >> > >> >> > is there anything relevant in your messages log file, Xorg.0.log, >> >> > ~/.xsession- errors and similar logs? >> >> >> >> From /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old: >> >> >> >> Backtrace: >> >> 0: /usr/bin/X(xorg_backtrace+0x38) [0x812a180] >> >> >> >> Fatal server error: >> >> Caught signal 11. Server aborting >> > >> > That's a segfault so there's a serious bug. It's likely in X itself. >> > >> > Did you recently upgrade X and at the same time rebuild all it's app and >> > all drivers - without exception? >> >> This has happened since I have switched to xdm. I've run revdep-rebuild >> and lafilefixer since my last X upgrade. Is there any other way to >> check for broken libs? > > Checking for broken libs is not going to fix a segfault.....
So what should I do? upgrade X? upgrade xdm?
