On Wed, 2007-11-14 at 18:14 +0200, Gilboa Davara wrote: > On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 13:38 +0000, John Austin wrote: > > Hi > > Using the following > > > > 2.6.23.1-49.fc8 #1 SMP Thu Nov 8 22:14:09 EST 2007 x86_64 > > xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.3.0.0-33.fc8.x86_64 > > kdebase-3.5.8-5.fc8.x86_64 > > qt-3.3.8-9.fc8.x86_64 > > > > I have edited /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess > > and uncommented the "*" > > * #Any host can get a login window > > > > and /etc/X11/xdm/kdmrc > > Under Xdmcp > > Enable=true > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > I get a fatal crash when using Xnest to connect to localhost > > Xnest :2 -query localhost > > The same occurs when connecting from another machine > > Xnest :2 -query fuerte > > > > A window shows > > "The application unknown (kdmgreet) crashed and caused signal 6 SIGABRT" > > > > The crash file is shown below > > > > Has anyone seen this? > > > > Should I report it to Fedora bugzilla or elsewhere? > > > > I'm not sure it'll help you, but Xnest has been dropped upstream > in-favor of xorg-x11-server-Xephyr > > Does it solve your problem? > > - Gilboa > > Thanks for the reply I have tried to sort out what is happening and have tried Xephyr There are two other threads that are having problems F8 and NX server F8 remote X display (lack thereof) Not sure if they are related. Anyway : I have used Xnest, X and Xephyr and saved /var/log/messages as shown below fuerte is the localhost Very nasty segfaults !! Any thoughts? John Xnest :2 -query=fuerte Nov 15 13:50:11 fuerte kernel: kdm[28861]: segfault at 0000000000000000 rip 00000037ba6795c0 rsp 00007fffb2022c88 error 4 Nov 15 13:50:11 fuerte kdm[2624]: Unknown session exit code 0 (sig 11) from manager process Xephyr :2 -query=fuerte Nov 15 13:48:27 fuerte kernel: kdm[28686]: segfault at 0000000000000000 rip 00000037ba6795c0 rsp 00007fffb2022c88 error 4 Nov 15 13:48:27 fuerte kdm[2624]: Unknown session exit code 0 (sig 11) from manager process X :2 -query=fuerte Nov 15 13:55:11 fuerte acpid: client connected from 29836[0:17] Nov 15 13:55:11 fuerte acpid: 1 client rule loaded Nov 15 13:55:12 fuerte acpid: client connected from 29836[0:17] Nov 15 13:55:12 fuerte acpid: 1 client rule loaded Nov 15 13:55:29 fuerte kernel: kdm[29855]: segfault at 0000000000000000 rip 00000037ba6795c0 rsp 00007fffb2022c88 error 4 Nov 15 13:55:29 fuerte kdm[2624]: Unknown session exit code 0 (sig 11) from manager process Nov 15 13:55:29 fuerte acpid: client connected from 29836[0:17] Nov 15 13:55:29 fuerte acpid: 1 client rule loaded Nov 15 13:55:29 fuerte acpid: client connected from 29836[0:17] Nov 15 13:55:29 fuerte acpid: 1 client rule loaded Nov 15 13:55:34 fuerte acpid: client connected from 2661[0:0] Nov 15 13:55:34 fuerte acpid: 1 client rule loaded