Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4208 mails)

[Leendert Meyer <leen.meyer@xxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 04 July 2004 04:16, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * Leendert Meyer <leen.meyer@xxxxxxx> [07-03-04 21:05]:
> > If you select 'Failsafe' as window manager, what happens then?
>
> below
>
> > > The <test-user> I created can login (after init 5) to kde, gnome, and
> > > xfce and out and in w/o a problem.
> >
> > The common factor here is X, perhaps Qt.
> >
> > .DCOPserver is KDE related (AFAIK), therefore not to blame (I'm not sure
> > though).
> >
> > Perhaps ~/.ICEauthority or ~/.Xauthority?
> >
> > What happens if you rename those files, or move them out of the way?
> > (logout first).
>
> logged out, renamed both files (.ICExx & .Xautxxx)
> init 5
> logon screen, name, password, window manager = 'failsafe'
>
> welcome screen with mouse movement, nothing else.  sameo...

Finally. I can reproduce the same error message.

I can start a first X session normally with NVIDIA's driver. A second X 
session fails with the same error message:

(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to allocate external video decoder object
(EE) NVIDIA(0):  *** Aborting ***

Note: from /var/log/kdm.log

I tried to start the 2nd X session with <KDE-menu> -> Switch User

With a new created user, and issuing a 'startx -- :1' I get the same error 
message! (~/.X.err).

I'll try older NVIDIA drivers now. Hangon.

Cheers,

Leen