Problem seems solved. The machine wouldn't boot with "acpi=off" removed
from the grub entry - why that is will have to wait until (forever
probably).
/var/log/Xorg.0.log was growing by several kb per minute. Editing
/etc/X11/xorg.conf (vi of course - 100% via command line) and adding the
following to the ServerFlags section (not the "server" section as
mentioned in the link below):
Option "NoPM" "true"
and /var/log/Xorg.0.log has been the same size for over 10 minutes now!
Thanks to everyone who replied, and I'll be looking in to logrotate in
the nearish future.
Roger
Roger Searle wrote:
Yes I saw that post too. When the machine was first set up there were
some booting difficulties that were resolved by turning off acpi:
title openSUSE 10.2 - 2.6.18.8-0.5
kernel (hd0,2)/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-0.5-default root=/dev/md0 vga=0x317
acpi=off resume=/dev/md1 splash=silent showopts
Given that the error mentions ACPI I am guessing that a resolution may
come from removing acpi=off. People are using files on the machine
now so I'll try rebooting with a modified grub entry in the morning
and see if it stops the log file from growing like it has over recent
weeks.
Roger
Nick Rout wrote:
Although google doesn't tell me why, this is the first page google turns
up and appears to have a solution:
http://www.techtalkz.com/suse-linux/62655-x-server-problem-10-2-a.html
On Wed, October 24, 2007 1:45 pm, Roger Searle wrote:
Thanks for the replies. Turns out that /var/log/Xorg.0.log is the
errant file, 8 gig full mostly of the following line:
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or
directory)
Google isn't immediately telling me why this is happening - at least I
know I can rm the file, keep an eye on it, and move on to "why" when I
have a little time.
Roger
