I found something on the web concerning directing STDERR to a file at
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO-3.html . I'll post the
relevant segment here for the benefit of other newbies who may not know
what it means or how to do it, and also in hopes that it may help me
remember how. Excerpt follows:
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3.3 Sample: stderr 2 file
This will cause the stderr ouput of a program to be written to a file.
grep da * 2> grep-errors.txt
Here, a file called 'grep-errors.txt' will be created and it will contain
what you would see the stderr portion of the output of the 'grep da *'
command.
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Issuing "startx 2> xerrs.txt" at the command line seems to have worked for
me - i.e., it generated a file with some content (other things I tried,
guessing at the right text to type, generated files, but the files had no
content).
In any case, here is the content of the xerrs.txt file that resulted:
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X: warning; process set to priority -11 instead of requested priority -10
This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way. Bugs may be reported to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and patches submitted
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
(http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs)
XFree86 Version 4.2.1.1 (Debian 4.2.1-13 20031030071229
[EMAIL PROTECTED]) / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 18 October 2002
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.22-rc2 i686 [ELF]
Module Loader present
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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Jun 20 01:41:55 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
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That doesn't seem particularly helpful to me, but it may hold some hidden
meaning for Ray and others trying to help out with this problem.
I also note the XFree86.0.log file in /var/log. Could that also contain
something relevant to diagnosing the problem?
Thanks, James
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