On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 12:02:43PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 22:35:20 -0400, Brenda J. Butler wrote: > > > Package: xinit > > Version: 1.2.0-2 > > Severity: important > > File: /usr/bin/xinit > > > > > > using 2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 I can run an X server, but using > > 2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 (the same) under the Xen 4.0 hypervisor, I cannot. > > > > The Xorg.log file from running under hypervisor is included below, > > it has the following in it: > > > > (EE) XKB: Could not invoke xkbcomp > > > > and then a couple of lines later: > > > > Fatal server error: > > Failed to activate core devices. > > > > This log file is after I switched to just VESA (not radeon) > > X driver after seeing some advice to someone to try removing > > all xserver-xorg-video-* packages except vesa and fbdev. With > > the radeon driver, I get the same result (xorg works with > > kernel, not with hypervisor + kernel). > > > > I do have a /usr/bin/xkbcomp file, and I can run it from the command > > line. I cannot find where xkbcomp is invoked in the x init scripts, > > so I'm stuck trying to debug this. I'm also unfamiliar with xkbcomp > > generally (what are the inputs and outputs, where do they exist on > > disk, etc.) so although I could invoke it at the command line, I > > didn't know what args to try to pass it. Or how to do that step > > manually so xinit does not have to. However, it seems xinit cannot > > even invoke it, if the log message was literal. > > > xkbcomp is invoked by the X server directly. It uses the files in > /usr/share/X11/xkb/ to build a keymap.
Ok, so this bug is not for xinit - I will try to move it over to the X server package. I don't have any .xkb or .xkm files on my system (the xkbcomp man page says it uses and produces files of those names) although I do have a directory /usr/share/X11/xkb. I see the X Server gives this message "Could not invoke keymap compiler" from xkb/ddxList.c, it would be nice if it could report the error status in the log message. bjb -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
