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Hi Thanks for the help. Installed straight from a 2007 Spring CD/DVD, previous problems on another computer was hardware related( now running 2008.0 ). So no mix of versions. # init 3 <login > # startx Is working. "check your updates for kde" ... "check your updates for x" The updates are the latest according to the 'update button'( in sync with MCC updates). gdm is already installed , but running it would not solve the problem. I'm more intrested in why this happens and tools to trace it. But thanks for the suggestion. ----- xorg.conf The basic root of problems ?? :-) [root@localhost X11]# cat !$ cat xorg.conf # File generated by XFdrake (rev 142098) # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** Section "Files" # font server independent of the X server to render fonts. FontPath "unix/:-1" # minimal fonts to allow X to run without xfs FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled" EndSection Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort) #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching) AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "se" Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Generic" ModelName "1280x1024 @ 60 Hz" HorizSync 31.5-64.3 VertRefresh 50-70 # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" BoardName "" Driver "fbdev" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" BoardName "" Driver "fbdev" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 16 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" EndSection [root@localhost X11]# //

Hi Thanks for the suggestions Scarecrow Any more debug hints/tools ? - firefox -safe-mode,starts. - firefox -safe-mode %u,starts but at www.%u.com - all the files/directories in ~/.mozilla is rw for USER. - The theme is the default theme. - Extensions Why should they start acting weird now ? In that case it must be caused by an update of an extension or mandriva. And if I remember correctly , NoScript is the only extension updated the last few weeks. If it was causing the problem more users should've noticed. But anyway I'll try it with my 'odd' extensions disabled. //

This started a few weeks ago. Now I'm regurarly kicked out to my login window. System: 2007.1 with updates setup with easy-urpmi 2.6.17-16mdv #1 SMP Wed Sep 26 16:10:48 EDT 2007 i686 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ GNU/Linux This is from the kdm.log file ------------------------------ START LOG --------------------------- [root@localhost log]# tail -55 kdm.log (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument SetGrabKeysState - enabled (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument Backtrace: 0: /etc/X11/X(xf86SigHandler+0x85) [0x80c1e15] 1: [0xbfffe420] 2: /etc/X11/X(Dispatch+0x190) [0x8087ba0] 3: /etc/X11/X(main+0x495) [0x806f385] 4: /lib/i686/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xdc) [0xb7d2ed8c] 5: /etc/X11/X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x1e9) [0x806e6b1] Fatal server error: Caught signal 11. Server aborting X Window System Version 7.2.0 Release Date: 22 January 2007 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.2 Build Operating System: UNKNOWN Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.17-16mdv #1 SMP Wed Sep 26 16:10:48 EDT 2007 i686 Build Date: 11 September 2007 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. 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/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Nov 19 10:17:50 2007 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: > Warning: Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols > Ignoring extra symbols Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument QImage::convertDepth: Image is a null image QImage::smoothScale: Image is a null image (EE) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument ------------------------------ END LOG --------------------------- KDE or mandriva ?? //

Hi Recently Firefox 2.0.0.8 is crashing frequently( kdm as well but I'll start a new thread for that ). I'm running 2007.1, installed from disk and updatetd with easy-urpmi setup. Kernel 2.6.17-16md Found a thread where Scarecrow gave a tip on how to trace firefox ! Got firefox running and got a sigsegv and this is the last part of the logfile. " getuid32() = 500 getgid32() = 500 geteuid32() = 500 getegid32() = 500 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 time(NULL) = 1195392830 brk(0x8105000) = 0x8105000 brk(0x8106000) = 0x8106000 open("/proc/meminfo", O_RDONLY) = 3 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0444, st_size=0, ...}) = 0 mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xb7d05000 read(3, "MemTotal: 3370084 kB\nMemFre"..., 1024) = 693 close(3) = 0 munmap(0xb7d05000, 4096) = 0 brk(0x8107000) = 0x8107000 rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGQUIT, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGQUIT, {SIG_DFL}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGQUIT, {SIG_IGN}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 uname({sys="Linux", node="localhost", ...}) = 0 brk(0x8108000) = 0x8108000 brk(0x8109000) = 0x8109000 brk(0x810a000) = 0x810a000 stat64("/home/USER", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0711, st_size=2048, ...}) = 0 stat64(".", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0711, st_size=2048, ...}) = 0 getpid() = 17406 brk(0x810b000) = 0x810b000 getppid() = 17405 brk(0x810c000) = 0x810c000 getpgrp() = 17405 rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {0x807a150, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 open("/usr/bin/firefox", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3 ioctl(3, SNDCTL_TMR_TIMEBASE or TCGETS, 0xbfb69d58) = -1 ENOTTY (Inappropriate ioctl for device) _llseek(3, 0, [0], SEEK_CUR) = 0 read(3, "#!/bin/sh\n#\n# ***** BEGIN LICENS"..., 80) = 80 _llseek(3, 0, [0], SEEK_SET) = 0 getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, {rlim_cur=1024, rlim_max=1024}) = 0 dup2(3, 255) = 255 close(3) = 0 fcntl64(255, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) = 0 fcntl64(255, F_GETFL) = 0x8000 (flags O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) fstat64(255, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=5956, ...}) = 0 _llseek(255, 0, [0], SEEK_CUR) = 0 brk(0x810e000) = 0x810e000 brk(0x810f000) = 0x810f000 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "#!/bin/sh\n#\n# ***** BEGIN LICENS"..., 5956) = 5956 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 brk(0x8110000) = 0x8110000 brk(0x8111000) = 0x8111000 brk(0x8112000) = 0x8112000 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 brk(0x8113000) = 0x8113000 pipe([3, 4]) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [iNT CHLD], [], 8) = 0 _llseek(255, -2444, [3512], SEEK_CUR) = 0 clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0xb7e26918) = 17407 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {0x807a150, [], 0}, {0x807a150, [], 0}, 8) = 0 close(4) = 0 read(3, "firefox\n", 128) = 8 read(3, "", 128) = 0 close(3) = 0 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- waitpid(-1, [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], WNOHANG) = 17407 waitpid(-1, 0xbfb695a8, WNOHANG) = -1 ECHILD (No child processes) sigreturn() = ? (mask now []) rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {0x807ada0, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {0x807ada0, [], 0}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "curdir=`dirname \"$progname\"`\npro"..., 5956) = 2444 pipe([3, 4]) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [iNT CHLD], [], 8) = 0 _llseek(255, -2415, [3541], SEEK_CUR) = 0 clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0xb7e26918) = 17408 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {0x807a150, [], 0}, {0x807a150, [], 0}, 8) = 0 close(4) = 0 read(3, ".\n", 128) = 2 read(3, "", 128) = 0 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- waitpid(-1, [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], WNOHANG) = 17408 waitpid(-1, 0xbfb69668, WNOHANG) = -1 ECHILD (No child processes) sigreturn() = ? (mask now []) close(3) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {0x807ada0, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {0x807ada0, [], 0}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "progbase=`basename \"$progname\"`\n"..., 5956) = 2415 pipe([3, 4]) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [iNT CHLD], [], 8) = 0 _llseek(255, -2383, [3573], SEEK_CUR) = 0 clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0xb7e26918) = 17409 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {0x807a150, [], 0}, {0x807a150, [], 0}, 8) = 0 close(4) = 0 read(3, "mozilla-firefox\n", 128) = 16 read(3, "", 128) = 0 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- waitpid(-1, [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], WNOHANG) = 17409 waitpid(-1, 0xbfb69668, WNOHANG) = -1 ECHILD (No child processes) sigreturn() = ? (mask now []) close(3) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {0x807ada0, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {0x807ada0, [], 0}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "run_moz=\"$curdir/run-mozilla.sh\""..., 5956) = 2383 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 brk(0x8114000) = 0x8114000 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 stat64("./run-mozilla.sh", 0xbfb69928) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 pipe([3, 4]) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [iNT CHLD], [], 8) = 0 _llseek(255, -1831, [4125], SEEK_CUR) = 0 clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0xb7e26918) = 17410 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGCHLD, {0x807a150, [], 0}, {0x807a150, [], 0}, 8) = 0 close(4) = 0 read(3, "/home/USER\n", 128) = 16 read(3, "", 128) = 0 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- waitpid(-1, [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 0}], WNOHANG) = 17410 waitpid(-1, 0xbfb69158, WNOHANG) = -1 ECHILD (No child processes) sigreturn() = ? (mask now []) close(3) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {0x807ada0, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {0x807ada0, [], 0}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 lstat64("mozilla-firefox", 0xbfb69498) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 stat64("/home", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=1024, ...}) = 0 stat64("/home/USER", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0711, st_size=2048, ...}) = 0 chdir("/home/USER") = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "if [ $found = 0 ]; then\n # Chec"..., 5956) = 1831 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 stat64("/usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.8/run-mozilla.sh", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=10492, ...}) = 0 open("/proc/sys/kernel/ngroups_max", O_RDONLY) = 3 read(3, "65536\n", 31) = 6 close(3) = 0 brk(0x8194000) = 0x8194000 getgroups32(65536, [4, 10, 104, 500]) = 4 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 brk(0x8195000) = 0x8195000 brk(0x8196000) = 0x8196000 open("/usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.8/init.d/", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE|O_DIRECTORY) = 3 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=1024, ...}) = 0 fcntl64(3, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) = 0 brk(0x8198000) = 0x8198000 getdents64(3, /* 4 entries */, 4096) = 120 getdents64(3, /* 0 entries */, 4096) = 0 close(3) = 0 open("/home/USER/.mozilla/firefox/init.d/", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE|O_DIRECTORY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 stat64("/usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.8/init.d/S01migration.sh", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=426, ...}) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 stat64("/usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.8/init.d/S01migration.sh", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=426, ...}) = 0 open("/usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.8/init.d/S01migration.sh", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = 3 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=426, ...}) = 0 read(3, "if [ -d \"${HOME}/${MOZ_PIS_USER_"..., 426) = 426 close(3) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 stat64("/home/USER/.mozilla/firefox", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0700, st_size=1024, ...}) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 stat64("/home/USER/.mozilla/firefox/.migrated", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0664, st_size=0, ...}) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 stat64("/home/USER/.mozilla/firefox/init.d/S*", 0xbfb69038) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [iNT CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [iNT CHLD], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [iNT CHLD], NULL, 8) = 0 _llseek(255, -91, [5865], SEEK_CUR) = 0 clone(child_stack=0, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0xb7e26918) = 17411 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {0x807ada0, [], 0}, {SIG_DFL}, 8) = 0 waitpid(-1, [{WIFEXITED(s) && WEXITSTATUS(s) == 139}], 0) = 17411 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 --- SIGCHLD (Child exited) @ 0 (0) --- waitpid(-1, 0xbfb69808, WNOHANG) = -1 ECHILD (No child processes) sigreturn() = ? (mask now []) rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {SIG_DFL}, {0x807ada0, [], 0}, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 read(255, "exitcode=$?\n\n## Stop addon scrip"..., 5956) = 91 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 open("/home/USER/.mozilla/firefox/init.d/", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE|O_DIRECTORY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) open("/usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.8/init.d/", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE|O_DIRECTORY) = 3 fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=1024, ...}) = 0 fcntl64(3, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) = 0 brk(0x819a000) = 0x819a000 getdents64(3, /* 4 entries */, 4096) = 120 getdents64(3, /* 0 entries */, 4096) = 0 close(3) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 stat64("/home/USER/.mozilla/firefox/init.d/K*", 0xbfb69038) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 stat64("/usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.8/init.d/K*", 0xbfb69038) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, [], 8) = 0 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 exit_group(139) = ? " Any ideas ? //

2007.1 Started the latest update and everything hangs. Luckily I had a console window open. Ther I can see message from syslog localhost kernel : Oops : 0000 [#1] localhost kernel : SMP localhost kernel : CPU : 0 localhost kernel : EIP : is at block_prepare_write ... ... What gives ? [moved from Installing Mandriva by spinynorman] //

Hi guys Need help/ideas. Machine 1 Running a 2007.1 which was ( not so successfull )upgraded from 2007.0, by changing sources, Machine 2 Running a 'fresh' installed 2007.1 Machine 1: Everything worked Ok for me until I made updates/upgrades 10th October, this update/upgrade installed 3 libvorbis packages. Then the machine crashed when I started a FAH folding job. Machine 2 : The 10th October update installed 4 libvorbis packages. Works OK, no crashes, FAH folding running. This made me search and I found that on Machine 1 : Had libvorbis----.2 installed and libvorbis---.3 locked Machine 2 : Had libvorbis----.3 installed So this is one of the places where my upgrade failed. So now I'm assuming, that I've got more of these mismatches. Is there a way to find/solve these ? I..e. 1) Detect mismatches/problems 2) Upgrade/update them Thanks for any help // PS A fresh install is the last resort. DS

Tried that, didn't work. Then I checked the files and directories at / On my old installation I have root as user and group on this 2007 Spring I have adm as group at some places. The only difference is the security level selection in the installation phase. drwxr-x--x 2 root adm 2048 Sep 22 18:39 bin/ drwx--x--- 3 root ctools 1024 Sep 26 08:38 boot/ drwx--x--x 18 root root 14540 Sep 26 08:38 dev/ drwx--x--x 95 root adm 5120 Sep 26 18:02 etc/ drwxr-x--x 4 root adm 1024 Sep 22 19:13 home/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Sep 22 20:58 initrd/ drwxr-x--x 13 root adm 4096 Sep 26 08:38 lib/ drwx------ 2 root root 12288 Sep 22 18:44 lost+found/ drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 1024 Sep 22 18:51 media/ drwxr-x--- 4 root adm 1024 Sep 22 18:51 mnt/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Dec 6 2006 opt/ dr-xr-x--- 126 root adm 0 Sep 26 10:38 proc/ drwx------ 14 root root 1024 Sep 26 18:00 root/ drwxr-x--x 2 root adm 4096 Sep 22 18:39 sbin/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 Mar 9 2007 srv/ drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 0 Sep 26 10:38 sys/ drwxrwx-wt 9 root adm 1024 Sep 26 18:03 tmp/ drwxr-x--x 14 root adm 1024 Sep 22 19:01 usr/ drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 1024 Sep 22 18:59 var/ Changed permissions chmod 555 /proc and ps worked fine. But some time later the permissions had changed back to drwxr-x--- and ps gave the 'mount proc ...' error again. So this is some internal safety handling when selecting 'higher' as Security level at installation. SOLVED BY : Changed the security level from higher to high, this removed adm as group and solved my problems. MENU: System->Configuration- >Configure Your Computer , same as cli ->mcc . Use the Options dropdown to select Expert Mode. Then Select Security and then select "Set the system security level and the periodic security audit." There you can change the 'Security Level' at the bottom of the screen, I changed it from higher to high. Out of curiosity : Can anyone please direct me to some documentation of these security levels ? //

Yes removed or not installed correctly. The only 'abnormal' :D thing installed was 2 ati packages. Now for the nuts and bolts. The ps problem got back searched and found no solution. $ ps Error, do this: mount -t proc none /proc $ su Password: xxxxx # mount -t proc none /proc mount: proc already mounted Scarecrow you've been an Ace so far , how about this one ? Does my selection of stronger security mess with the /proc accessability ? //

Thanks !! $ urpmi kdebase installed 7 packages. solved both my problems. It put back the KDE option in the login window and ps as user seems to work OK now. IanW: Yes probably, maybe I'll try again and check for specific KDE messages. //

Hmm, sorry for my my phrasing. The strange thing isn't that I have a choice of DT/WM managers but that KDE got lost somewhere in the process. startkde as root or user gives : 'command not found' A 'find / -type f -name startkde' gives nothing as well. //

Yes, I'm able to login to a gui with gnome, and the cli-logins is also accessible. /usr/bin/kdm -nodaemon is running. When trying to change login screen( to add kdm ), gnome complains that "You might in fact be using a different display manager, such as KDM or xdm. ...". I can understand that as,kdm is running and gdm is not. But where did my kdm alternative in the login screen disapper ? And why does I run gnome together with kdm, haven't been messing around with these things at all. Any connection with the , ps problems ? //

Installed from dvd 2007 Spring free 32 bits on AMD system with Ati graphics. Set up urpmi enabled and update main main_updates contrib contrib_updates non-free non-free_updates #uname -a Linux localhost 2.6.17-15mdv #1 SMP Tue Aug 14 10:25:51 MDT 2007 i686 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ GNU/Linux KDE was availiable at first , but when logging in and installig ati-stuff( my choice ) and then logging out I lost KDE somewhere ? Another problem is, when 'ps'ing as user I get "Error, do this: mount -t proc none /proc",,but as root there is no problems ? Any suggestions ? //

900 pages of specifications of R600 cards in the HD series. Someone having trouble sleeping ? :D http://www.x.org/docs/AMD/ Haven't read it but comments says 3D and older cards specs is missing and will( hopefully ) be added later. //

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/Virtual...~119281,00.html Don't know if this is old news. //

Running # urpmi -v mplayer # urpmi -v dha Solved the problem. The -v is optional. Run # urpmi --test -v mplayer # urpmi --test -v dha to test the packages without installing. Out of curiosity , why does these things happen ? //

Thanks for your time -------------------------------------------------- # urpmi -v mplayer examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.update_source.cz] examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Main (Official2007.0-1).cz] examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Main Updates (Official2007.0-2).cz] examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Contrib (Official2007.0-3).cz] examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.Contrib Updates (Official2007.0-4).cz] examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.plf-free.cz] examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.plf-nonfree.cz] retrieving rpm files from medium "plf-free"... ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/...2007.0.i586.rpm ...retrieving done installing mplayer-1.0-1.pre8.13.4plf2007.0.i586.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms starting installing packages created transaction for installing on / (remove=0, install=0, upgrade=1) adding package mplayer-1.0-1.pre8.13.4plf2007.0.i586 (id=16157, eid=16157, update=1, file=/var/cache/urpmi/rpms/mplayer-1.0-1.pre8.13.4plf2007.0.i586.rpm) Preparing... ############################################################################## 1/1: mplayer ############################################################################## ------------------------------------------------------------------- Missed that I've got 'update source' as well. If I check the MCC-update again I get : "Sorry, the following packages can't be selected. libdha1.0-1.0-1.pre8.13.4plf2007.0.i586" So mplayer seems to be OK now. //

This I don't understand, can someone pleas explain/help me ? My system: 2007.0 i586 2.16.17-5mdv Used easyurpmi to setup: main contrib main_updates contrib_updates plf_free plf_nonfree -------------------------------- Today when I tried to update my system using MCC(: System->Configuration->Configure Your Computer -> "Look at availaible updates and apply any fixes and upgrades to installed packages." I get : Sorry, the folowing packages can't be selected. libdha1.0-1.0-1.pre8.13.4plf2007.0.i586 mplayer-1.0-1.pre8.13.4mdv2007.0.i586 //

Thanks Scarecrow I installed kmix and rebooted to get a device in kmix. All I had to do was to raise the sound level. So now I got sound from the web The /dev/cdrom has access problems , I recognise this from other thrads so I'll check them out. Solved // PS It wasn't user threads it was in wiki and general help. Yes I can understand the priorities. But it seems like it's been taken care of now. DS

Hi I have a asrock dual-vsta mobo. It has a builtin sound ( C-media 6501 ). I can't finsd a way to activate it after I log in. At log in it plays a tune but then nothing. No sound at all. CD or internet. I know that I have alsa 1.0.12 have serached the site , but can't find a way to do this. // PS By the way, during this search I found some old mandrakelinks wicj gave 404 errors. Replaced mandrake with mandriva and everything worked. Does anyone want to take care of the links ? DS

scarecrow: Thanks for how to find out which bootloader. emmanueL_uk: Misunderstandig , as I coudn't boot normal. Thanks anyway theYinYeti: The basics worked. Got everything running now. //

Thanks for the help everyone, if I'll keep getting help like this I'm sure I'm up and running soon. This is by the way written on my 600Mhz 512 MB Dell , with mandriva. The other, non working,machin has more memory and speed. The problem is I don't remeber if I choose lilo or grub( default or not default ). //

Hi again It seems like you're way ahead of me. You have to help me more, because I don't understand "what does it read first line of the boot?" When I boot from the Rescue-System CD ?? This is how I do it right now: I boot from a CD , where I get a GUI. There I chooseRescue->System mode where I manually mount the harddisks in the Secondary ide position to /mnt. Then I can chose if I want to go to a console so that I can get a cli inteface to access the harddisk info. This is the first place wher I have a cli-prompt. And this is the only way I've found to edit files on my linux partitions. //

OK How can I tell which booloader I'm using ? emmanuel_uk: Which file, in grub , should I edit 2 lines ? //

Thanks for the reply. I'm used to the basic vi commands and unix CLI's( solaris ). This is my first linux, though edited: /mnt/sbin/lilo ? In the mounted ram-linux I'm running, /sbin/ is a soft link to a tmp directory. //

Hi Using 2007 Had to swap ide connection for my harddisks. Restarted Got to the dual boot window, where I can selct - linux - xxxx - yyyy - windows Windows works ok. But when I select linux , everything hangs in that window. Tried the third option , and what I could see I had problems with mount/unmont. It seems that I need to tell some boot file/program that I've moved the harddisks. Any ideas/suggestions ? //