Subject: Starting (needing?) a linux Xserver
To: None <netbsd-help@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Anders Eriksson <aer@cdt.luth.se>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 04/24/1998 14:34:39
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Hi,
I got a STB Velocity 128 yesterday and am having trouble with Xfree86. From 
the Xfree86/3.3.2 installation tool XF86Setup it looks like the card is 
supported. But when the server is fired up the machine hangs and I have to 
reboot.

According to Suse (url: http://www.suse.de/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?lang%3denglish%3aVENDOR%3dSTB%3aNAME%3dVELOCITY%20128) they have a linux-based XFree86 server which supports it. I installed the linux_lib package (as of yesterday) and installed the server and configuretion tool. At startup the server changes to another virtual terminal and dies. Switching back to the original vt I find an error messages about an unimplemented VT call.

I have no idea what to do about this. is there anybody else who has the STB Velocity 128 working?

I'll attach the tail of a ktrace. The complete file can be found at http://www.cdt.luth.se/~aer/ktrace.txt

Please, help me out!

/Anders
PS My system is vanilla 1.3.1 with GENERIC kernel.







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   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   stat 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  stat(0x8327ec8,0xefbfd538)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi//fonts.dir"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi//fonts.dir"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   stat 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  stat(0x8327e98,0xefbfd538)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   stat 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  stat(0x8327ec0,0xefbfd538)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1//fonts.dir"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1//fonts.dir"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   stat 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  stat(0x8327e98,0xefbfd538)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   stat 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  stat(0x8327ec0,0xefbfd538)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo//fonts.dir"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo//fonts.dir"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   stat 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  stat(0x8327e98,0xefbfd538)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   stat 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  stat(0x8327ec0,0xefbfd538)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi//fonts.dir"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi//fonts.dir"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   stat 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  stat(0x8327e98,0xefbfd538)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   stat 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  stat(0x8327ec0,0xefbfd538)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi//fonts.dir"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi//fonts.dir"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   stat 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  write(0x2,0xefbfcb9c,0x10b)
   265 XF86_SVGA GIO   fd 2 wrote 267 bytes
       "(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X1\
	1/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr\
	/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R\
	6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
       "
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   write 267/0x10b
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  setpgid(0,0)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   setpgid 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  open(0xefbfd9d4,0x802,0)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/dev/tty6"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/dev/tty6"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   open 3
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  getgid
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   getgid 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  getuid
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   getuid 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  chown(0xefbfd9d4,0,0)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/dev/tty6"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/dev/tty6"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   chown 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  getgid
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   getgid 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  getuid
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   getuid 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  chown(0x82c974e,0,0)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/dev/tty0"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/dev/tty0"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   chown 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  ioctl(0x3,_IO('V',0x3,0),0xefbfd9cc)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   ioctl -1 errno -22 Unknown error: 4294967274
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  open(0x82c97f5,0x2,0x80)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/dev/tty"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/dev/tty"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   open 4
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  ioctl(0x4,_IO('T',0x22,0),0)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   ioctl 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  close(0x4)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   close 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  ioctl(0x3,_IO('V',0x6,0),0x6)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   ioctl 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  ioctl(0x3,_IO('V',0x7,0),0x6)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   ioctl 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  ioctl(0x3,_IO('V',0x1,0),0xefbfd9c4)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   ioctl 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  sigaction(0xa,0xefbfd9a4,0xefbfd994)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   sigaction 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  ioctl(0x3,_IO('V',0x2,0),0xefbfd9c4)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   ioctl RESTART
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  write(0x2,0xefbfcfc4,0x15)
   265 XF86_SVGA GIO   fd 2 wrote 21 bytes
       "
	Fatal server error:
       "
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   write 21/0x15
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  write(0x2,0xefbfcfcc,0x2e)
   265 XF86_SVGA GIO   fd 2 wrote 46 bytes
       "xf86OpenConsole: VT_SETMODE VT_PROCESS failed
       "
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   write 46/0x2e
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  write(0x2,0xefbfcfb8,0x1)
   265 XF86_SVGA GIO   fd 2 wrote 1 bytes
       "
       "
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   write 1
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  write(0x2,0xefbfcfac,0x75)
   265 XF86_SVGA GIO   fd 2 wrote 117 bytes
       "
	When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
	the full server output, not just the last messages
	
       "
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   write 117/0x75
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  unlink(0x83146a8)
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/emul/linux/tmp/.X0-lock"
   265 XF86_SVGA NAMI  "/tmp/.X0-lock"
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   unlink 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  sigprocmask(0,0xefbfd960,0xefbfd95c)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   sigprocmask 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  sigaction(0xe,0xefbfd974,0xefbfd964)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   sigaction 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  time(0)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   time 893378703/0x353fe08f
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  alarm(0x1)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   alarm 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  sigsuspend(0,0,0)
   265 XF86_SVGA PSIG  SIGALRM caught handler=0x48355cb0 mask=0x2000 code=0x0
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   sigsuspend -1 errno -4 Unknown error: 4294967292
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  sigreturn(0xefbfd8c8)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   sigreturn JUSTRETURN
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  time(0)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   time 893378704/0x353fe090
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  sigaction(0xe,0xefbfd964,0)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   sigaction 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  alarm(0)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   alarm 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  sigprocmask(0x2,0xefbfd95c,0)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   sigprocmask 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  ioctl(0x3,_IO('K',0x3a,0),0)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   ioctl 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  ioctl(0x3,_IO('V',0x1,0),0xefbfd974)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   ioctl 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  ioctl(0x3,_IO('V',0x2,0),0xefbfd974)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   ioctl 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  close(0x3)
   265 XF86_SVGA RET   close 0
   265 XF86_SVGA CALL  exit(0x1)

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