Solved Re: Can someone point me towards a fix for this...?

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Problem solved...el stupido typo in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf impacting the
third server.

doh

:-)

J

On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 01:12, James van Zeeland wrote:
> > Please try before gdm starts commad
> > X -probeonly -layout noprefbusid
> > 
> 
> I am letting rhgb (graphical X boot) use a three card config for this,
> so that's already happenning, all three cards, all OK...
> The third X server still fails to produce a login when gdm starts after
> rhgb closes. Three X servers work fine if you launch the third one
> manually with startx. It doesn't seem to matter the order cards are
> init. This is the first time I've seen an issue like it.
> 
> I shall try some new nv drivers (still 6106, here) and a few other
> configs and post back.
> 
> Perhaps I should try a PCI BIOS Primary?
> 
> I am fairly certain it isn't a usual "card isn't init" problem as I have
> three ruby machines here and have found using rhgb to perform the
> multi-card video init very effective, not to mention convenient.
> 
> Nevertheless, I shall try dropping a script in to close rhgb early and
> perform the -probeonly video init.
> 
> J
> 
> On Thu, 2004-08-26 at 01:21, Aivils wrote:
> > On Monday 23 August 2004 17:14, James van Zeeland wrote:
> > > 3 consoles, custom ruby kernel 2.6.7 merged with con kolivas and
> > > stanford uni's planet ccrma patchsets plus a heap of usb fixes and
> > > whatnot. Fedora Core 2
> > > 
> > > Athlon 2600+ 7NNXP 1Gb (nForce2)
> > > 
> > > 1 x AGP console FX5200
> > > 2 x PCI console GF4MX440
> > > 
> > > using three servers defined in gdm.conf, console 1 starts OK, console 2
> > > starts OK, console three however does the following.
> > > X server starts and we have mouse action, but gdm doesn't start. After a
> > > bit of a wait, it closes and restarts. The restart is not frequent
> > > enough to get the usual "failed to start, will disable until correctly
> > > configured." dialogue
> > > 
> > > What's interesting is that if I disable the third server in gdm, drop to
> > > console and "startx -- :2 -layout PCI-Console2 -audit 0 vt19",
> > > everything starts fine, and I have three consoles.
> > > 
> > > If I change the init order of the PCI X servers, it's always the third
> > > server that fails. Problem with gdm?
> > > 
> > > I am glad for the patch page, I was considering doing that myself...
> > 
> > Please try before gdm starts commad
> > X -probeonly -layout noprefbusid
> > where noprefbusid is unrestricted xf86, which can use all video
> > adapters. This is necessary for proper multiple Nvidia adapters init.
> > 
> > Aivils
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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