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Author: Fred
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New-Topics: [DNG] Checking what was installed (was Re: X startup error)
Subject: Re: [DNG] X startup error
On 1/23/21 4:52 PM, Patrick Bartek via Dng wrote:
> 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
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Hi,

I did the installation earlier in the week and don't have a list or
remember exactly what was installed. The basic installation resulted in
a command line terminal with a user login. As su I used apt-get to
install xorg and then openbox. As far as I know apt-get will only allow
root to install anything. I checked to see if xorg installed several
programs I knew would be needed such as: xsetroot, xrdb, xset, xclock.
I believe I had to install xdm also. I copied .xinitrc, .xsession and
a few openbox menu/config files from the computer I am now on. Those
were edited to comment out some programs that are not installed yet.

Best regards,
Fred