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xserver wont start following rpm updates

Post by dxf1 » 2010/03/03 13:40:20

I have installed Oracle on Centos 5.4 to do this I have installed the following packages......

yum install compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3
yum install compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3
yum install elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97
yum install gcc-c++-3.4.6
yum install gcc-c++
yum install elfutils-libelf-devel
yum install libaio-devel
yum install libstdc++-devel
yum install pdksh
yum install binutils
yum install elfutils-libelf
yum install gcc-c++
yum install glibc
yum install glibc-common
yum install glibc-devel
yum install glibc-headers
yum install ksh
yum install libgcc
yum install make
yum install sysstat
yum install unixODBC
yum install unixODBC-devel

and these which were not available in yum

rpm -ivh compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.128.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.128.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.128.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh compat-libstdc++-devel-7.3-2.96.128.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.128.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh XFree86-libs-4.3.0-78.EL.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-78.EL.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh openmotif-2.1.30-8.i586.rpm

The X Server will no longer run and I am unable to use the local consol, Can anyone please give me a list ox X86 32 bit packages that will restore the X functionallity

With Thanks
Dave :-D

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Re: xserver wont start following rpm updates

Post by AlanBartlett » 2010/03/03 16:43:44

Welcome to the [i]CentOS[/i] fora.

[quote]
The X Server will no longer run and I am unable to use the local consol, Can anyone please give me a list ox X86 32 bit packages that will restore the X functionallity
[/quote]
Oh folly! :roll:

From my 32-bit workstation --

[code]
$ grep -i ^xorg /var/log/rpmpkgs | pr -t -w132 -2
xorg-x11-apps-7.1-4.0.1.el5.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-s3-0.4.1-2.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drivers-7.1-4.1.el5.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-1.9.1-2.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-acecad-1.1.0-2.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-savage-2.1.1-5.fc6.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-aiptek-1.0.1-2.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-1.4.1-2.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-apm-1.1.1-2.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.9.1-7.1.el5.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-ark-0.6.0-2.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-0.8.1-4.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-ast-0.81.0-3.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-spaceorb-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.6.3-3.27.el5.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-summa-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-calcomp-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-1.2.1-3.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-chips-1.1.1-2.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-tek4957-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.1.0-2.fc6.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-trident-1.2.1-3.fc6.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-citron-2.2.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-tseng-1.1.0-3.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-cyrix-1.1.0-4.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-ur98-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-digitaledge-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0.1.1-4.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-dmc-1.1.0-2.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-vesa-1.3.0-8.1.el5.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0.2.0-2.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-vga-4.1.0-2.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-dynapro-1.1.0-2.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-via-0.2.1-9.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-elo2300-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-12.4.0-2.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-elographics-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-vmware-10.13.0-2.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-evdev-1.0.0.5-3.el5.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-void-1.1.0-3.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.3.0-2.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-1.1.0-3.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-fpit-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-filesystem-7.1-2.fc6.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-glint-1.1.1-4.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi-7.1-2.1.el5.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-hyperpen-1.1.0-2.i386.rpm xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi-7.1-2.1.el5.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-i128-1.2.0-4.i386.rpm xorg-x11-fonts-base-7.1-2.1.el5.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-i740-1.1.0-2.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi-7.1-2.1.el5.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-i810-1.6.5-9.25.el5.i386.rpm xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi-7.1-2.1.el5.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-jamstudio-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-fonts-misc-7.1-2.1.el5.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-joystick-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-fonts-truetype-7.1-2.1.el5.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-keyboard-1.1.0-3.i386.rpm xorg-x11-fonts-Type1-7.1-2.1.el5.noarch.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-magellan-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-font-utils-7.1-2.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-magictouch-1.0.0.5-2.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-server-utils-7.1-4.fc6.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.4.10-5.el5.i386.rpm xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.1.1-48.67.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-microtouch-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-48.67.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mouse-1.1.1-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-48.67.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-mutouch-1.1.0-3.i386.rpm xorg-x11-twm-1.0.1-3.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-neomagic-1.1.1-2.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-util-macros-1.0.2-4.fc6.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-nsc-2.8.1-2.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-utils-7.1-2.fc6.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-nv-2.1.12-6.el5.i386.rpm xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.1-2.1.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-palmax-1.1.0-1.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-4.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-penmount-1.1.0-2.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-xinit-1.0.2-15.el5.i386.rpm
xorg-x11-drv-rendition-4.1.0-3.1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-xkb-utils-1.0.2-2.1.i386.rpm
[/code]
You asked for it -- you've got it. :lol:

It might be more appropriate for you to try --

[code]
[b]yum reinstall "X Window System"[/b]
[/code]

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xserver wont start following rpm updates

Post by pschaff » 2010/03/04 00:26:28

After gazing long and hard into my crystal ball I divine that [b]Alan[/b] meant
[code]yum reinstall @x-window-system [/code]

I also see that you meant to post in the "CentOS 5 - Oracle Installation and Support" forum and not "CentOS 5 - X86_64, s390(x) and PowerPC Support" so will move you there; and one more thing is becoming clear in the mists... Yes - "If you break it you get to keep all the pieces!" :-)

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Re: xserver wont start following rpm updates

Post by dxf1 » 2010/03/04 10:09:51

Hi guys,

Thanks fro your help so far this is much apreciated the X windown reinstall fails at gdm and just hangs there any thoughts

Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Erasing : system-config-soundcard 1/76
Installing : system-config-soundcard 1/76
Erasing : authconfig-gtk 2/76
Installing : authconfig-gtk 2/76
Erasing : system-config-users 3/76
Installing : system-config-users 3/76
Erasing : system-config-date 4/76
Installing : system-config-date 4/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 5/76
Installing : xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 5/76
Erasing : system-config-network 6/76
Installing : system-config-network 6/76
Erasing : bitstream-vera-fonts 7/76
Installing : bitstream-vera-fonts 7/76
Erasing : pirut 8/76
Installing : pirut 8/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-fonts-truetype 9/76
Installing : xorg-x11-fonts-truetype 9/76
Erasing : bitmap-fonts 10/76
Installing : bitmap-fonts 10/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-fonts-misc 11/76
Installing : xorg-x11-fonts-misc 11/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi 12/76
Installing : xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi 12/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi 13/76
Installing : xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi 13/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-drivers 14/76
Installing : xorg-x11-drivers 14/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi 15/76
Installing : xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi 15/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi 16/76
Installing : xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi 16/76
Erasing : desktop-backgrounds-basic 17/76
Installing : desktop-backgrounds-basic 17/76
Erasing : dejavu-lgc-fonts 18/76
Installing : dejavu-lgc-fonts 18/76
Erasing : system-config-services 19/76
Installing : system-config-services 19/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-server-Xorg 20/76
Installing : xorg-x11-server-Xorg 20/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-xauth 21/76
Installing : xorg-x11-xauth 21/76
Erasing : xorg-x11-xinit 22/76
Installing : xorg-x11-xinit 22/76
Erasing : linuxwacom 23/76
Installing : linuxwacom 23/76
Erasing : gdm 24/76
Installing : gdm 24/76

Thanks in advance :lol:

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Re: xserver wont start following rpm updates

Post by pschaff » 2010/03/04 15:08:58

[quote]
dxf1 wrote:
I have installed Oracle on Centos 5.4 to do this I have installed the following packages......
...
and these which were not available in yum

rpm -ivh compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.128.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.128.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.128.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh compat-libstdc++-devel-7.3-2.96.128.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.128.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh XFree86-libs-4.3.0-78.EL.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-78.EL.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh openmotif-2.1.30-8.i586.rpm

The X Server will no longer run and I am unable to use the local consol, Can anyone please give me a list ox X86 32 bit packages that will restore the X functionallity
[/quote]
I was hoping by moving to the Oracle forum that someone knowledgeable might comment on the above. Are those really necessary for Oracle? xorg was forked from XFree86. I strongly suspect you do not want XFree86.

At this point I'd try the following from a root login on a text-mode console in runlevel 3 (which is presumably the only option at this point).
[code]
yum remove XFree86-libs XFree86-libs-data openmotif
yum groupremove "X Window System"
yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"

Optional:
yum groupinstall "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"
- plus anything else important removed above -

If and only if required for Oracle:
yum install @x-window-system openmotif
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Re: xserver wont start following rpm updates

Post by dxf1 » 2010/03/08 11:43:33

Thankyou for the advice I have installed the packages as below.

yum remove XFree86-libs XFree86-libs-data openmotif
yum groupremove "X Window System"
yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"


The server on reboot now reports an issue "INIT: Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled fro 5 minutes"

This caption repeates every 5 min X is still not available

Best Regards, Dave

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Re: xserver wont start following rpm updates

Post by pschaff » 2010/03/08 12:55:20

Boot to runlevel 3 and run system-config-display as described [url=https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21252&forum=37&post_id=81147#forumpost81147]in this post[/url].

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