Re: Multiple X Sessions on OSR 6

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Date: 27 Oct 2005 12:16:26 -0700

Bob Stockler wrote:
> Roger Cornelius wrote (on Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 01:05:37PM -0700):
>
> | Bob Stockler wrote:
> | > Jean-Pierre Radley wrote (on Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 06:41:09PM -0400):
> | >
> | > | Bob Stockler typed (on Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 08:26:02PM -0400):
> | > | |
> | > | | #!/bin/ksh
> | > | | # @(#) xstart - Start X using the lowest unused session number.
> | > | | integer i j ; cd /tmp ; set -A xs .X*-lock ; cd -
> | > | | for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
> | > | | do session=${xs[$i]} ; session=${session#".X"}
> | > | | session=${session%"-lock"} ; j=$session
> | > | | (( i != j )) && {
> | > | | echo "exec /usr/bin/startx -- :$i"
> | > | | exec /usr/bin/startx -- :$i
> | > | | }
> | > | | done
> | > |
> | > | It fails syntacticly if NO X-session is running at all, and
> | > | it also fails here for me if session 0 is running, with:
> | > |
> | > | exec /usr/bin/startx -- :1
> | > |
> | > | Fatal server error:
> | > | Server is already active for display 0
> | > | If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
> | > | and start again.
> | > |
> | > | I get the same error if I just type 'startx -- :5'.
> | >
> | > Yeah, and command line startx fails with me in various ways.
> | >
> | > I'm happy with it, but I don't think OSR 6 is ready for Prime Time.
> | >
> | > The display you fixed for me on my console I like (as user "bob").
> | >
> | > However, after it's in place, other startx as user "root" work
> | > sometimes, others not - most often failing with an error message
> | > saying that /dev/mouse can't be opened.
> | >
> | > Sometimes after I've started VNC, sometimes before.
> | >
> | > Sometimes I can get two X sessions running, sometimes not (doing
> | > a reboot between tests sometimes). When I get a second running,
> | > I can't close it down within that second session - I have to go
> | > to the first one and send an HUP to the login of the second one.
> | >
> | > There's work to be done, but I'm a happy camper.
> | >
> | > Bob
> |
> | Apologies for such a late reply. I've been indisposed with the flu the
> | last week.
>
> Happy to see you back, and in better health. How come you
> didn't get you flu shot as I did?

Thanks Bob. I just prefer to take my chances with the virus. This is
the first time in four years it hasn't worked in my favor.

> | I haven't seen the specific problems you or JP mentioned. I have seen
> | two different problems though. I can usually start two X sessions
> | under two logins by the same user. If I attempt to start a third
> | session, X will start and give me the grey stippled background but no
> | window manager. After about four minutes the session times out and
> | dies with a "/usr/X11R6/bin/xinit: Server error." error. The
> | appropriate /usr/adm/Xorg.<x>.log file lists this error every 2
> | seconds:
> |
> | AUDIT: Wed Oct 26 14:19:48 2005: 21614 X: client 1 rejected from local
> | host
> | AUDIT: Wed Oct 26 14:19:50 2005: 21614 X: client 1 rejected from local
> | host
> | AUDIT: Wed Oct 26 14:19:52 2005: 21614 X: client 1 rejected from local
> | host
> |
> | The second problem I see is, upon issuing the startx command, it
> | changes video modes, then changes back and gives the errors:
> |
> | _XSERVTransSCOOpenServer: failed to open /dev/spx
> | _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for sco/tenzing:5
> | _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for sco
> |
> | To be fair, I've never tried exercising X to this extent on pre-OSR6
> | systems so I can't say it wouldn't fail there as well. It does seem
> | there is still work to be done to get X up to speed on OSR6.
>
> Yeah. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. The same with VNC.
>
> I've seen those AUDIT messages on the first X I've successfully
> started, and then none on the second successfully started.
>
> There's a lot to be learned. Maybe MP2 will fix a lot of it.

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