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From: sst@thecore.com (Rom)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: X server Crash with xterm.
Date: 7 Mar 1997 19:36:49 GMT
Organization: TheCore - ISP User
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Hi.. I'm trying to get X up and running but having some trouble. I can get
the Xserver started then after about 3 seconds it dies with a strange error
message that I can't make out what it means.. .

I have a accel Cirrus Logic card, chipset clgd5428. If you see the output of
'startx' below, everything looks ok, except at the end when the X server 
crashes with a 'BadAtom' message.. 

This crash only happens if I run 'startx'. If I run xinit then I'm able to 
bring up the X server just fine along with a window manager 'twm'. 
When I add 'xterm' to my .xinitrc file, it will crash the X server 
causing the error messages you see below.. 

 What's going on with 'xterm' ?

 Any help is greatly appreciated.. 

Thanks.. 

p.s. I'm running 2.1.7-R and XFree86 3.2

 
please e-mail me at   sst@thecore.com

--rom


startx output.. 


XFree86 Version 3.2 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6100)
Release Date: Oct 26 1996
	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/FAQ)
Operating System: FreeBSD 2.1.5 
Configured drivers:
  SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0):
      NV1, STG2000, et4000, et4000w32, et4000w32i, et4000w32p, et4000w32p,
      et6000, et3000, pvga1, wd90c00, wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31,
      wd90c33, gvga, ati, sis86c201, sis86c202, sis86c205, tvga8200lx,
      tvga8800cs, tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga8900d, tvga9000,
      tvga9000i, tvga9100b, tvga9200cxr, tgui9320lcd, tgui9400cxi, tgui9420,
      tgui9420dgi, tgui9430dgi, tgui9440agi, tgui9660xgi, tgui9680,
      cyber938x, clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426, clgd5428, clgd5429,
      clgd5430, clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446, clgd5462, clgd5464, clgd6205,
      clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235, clgd7541, clgd7542, clgd7543, clgd7548,
      ncr77c22, ncr77c22e, mga2064w, oti067, oti077, oti087, oti037c,
      al2101, ali2228, ali2301, ali2302, ali2308, ali2401, cl6410, cl6412,
      cl6420, cl6440, video7, ct65520, ct65530, ct65540, ct65545, ct65546,
      ct65548, ct65550, ct65554, ark1000vl, ark1000pv, ark2000pv, ark2000mt,
      mx, realtek, AP6422, generic
Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0)
(using VT number 4)

XF86Config: /etc/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) XKB: disabled
(**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings)
(**) Mouse: type: Microsoft, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 1200
(**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "Cirrus Logic clgd5428"
(**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "NEC MultiSync 4FG"
(--) SVGA: Mode "640x480" needs hsync freq of 37.26 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 48.08 kHz. Deleted.
Warning: No FontPath specified, using compiled-in default.
(--) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
(--) SVGA: chipset:  clgd5428
(**) SVGA: videoram: 1024k
(--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 85.500 MHz
(**) SVGA: Mode "640x480": mode clock =  25.175
(--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named "800x600"
(--) SVGA: Removing mode "800x600" from list of valid modes.
(--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named "1024x768"
(--) SVGA: Removing mode "1024x768" from list of valid modes.
(--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 640x480
(--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
(--) SVGA: clgd5428: Using programmable clocks
(--) SVGA: clgd5428: Internal memory clock register is 0x1c (Extended RAS)
(**) SVGA: clgd5428: Approximate DRAM bandwidth for drawing: 75 of 100 MB/s
(--) SVGA: clgd5428: 741376 bytes off-screen memory available
(--) SVGA: clgd5428: Using hardware cursor
(--) SVGA: clgd5428: Using accelerator functions
(--) SVGA: clgd5428: Using BitBLT engine
PEX extension module not loaded
XIE extension module not loaded
Warning: locale not supported by Xlib, locale set to C
Warning: X locale modifiers not supported, using default
X Error:  BadAtom
  Request Major code 18 ()
  AtomID 0x0
  Error Serial #25
  Current Serial #32

waiting for X server to shut down