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Author: Patrick Bartek
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] X startup error
On Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:53:15 -0700
Fred <fred@???> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I installed Beowulf amd64 netinst and then installed Xorg and openbox
> with apt-get. Startx grinds for a while then exits with an error.
> Here is the end of the Xorg.0.log file:


I'm assuming you installed a basic terminal only system first,
then installed xorg and openbox which is exactly how I installed
my Beowulf set up. I experienced no problems.

What packages EXACTLY did you install for the X environment?
Were you root when you did the installs?

B

> [261220.123] (==) modeset(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
> [261220.123] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
> [261220.123] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
> [261220.123] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
> [261220.123] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> [261220.123]     compiled for 1.20.4, module version = 1.0.0
> [261220.123]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
> [261220.123] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
> [261220.123] (II) Unloading fbdev
> [261220.123] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fbdevhw"
> [261220.123] (II) Unloading fbdevhw
> [261220.123] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
> [261220.123] (II) Unloading vesa
> [261220.123] (EE) modeset(0): drmSetMaster failed: Permission denied
> [261220.123] (EE)
> Fatal server error:
> [261220.123] (EE) AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0
> [261220.123] (EE)
> [261220.123] (EE)
> Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
>      at http://wiki.x.org
>   for help.
> [261220.123] (EE) Please also check the log file at 
> "/home/fred/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
> [261220.124] (EE)
> [261220.135] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

>
> I don't know what drmSetMaster is. Where should I look for the
> problem? Best regards,
> Fred