May this is not the case but it might be possible to have many instances of the server ending with the same error.
Try killing all instances, and then try again. If there are many instances, trying to start another one merely fails because there already exists /tmp/.X0-lock >From the bottom of the error message it seems it is a lock problem. And then again may be this is not the case. --- On Wed, 5/6/09, x x <[email protected]> wrote: > From: x x <[email protected]> > Subject: X won't work > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 1:06 AM > it's an old Intel video on Inspiron from 2003. I already > uncommented > machdep.allowaperture=2, and when I type startx I get > > xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.24871 > > X.Org X Server 1.5.3 > Release Date: 5 November 2008 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > Build Operating System: OpenBSD 4.5 i386 > Current Operating System: OpenBSD lengsel.vc.shawcable.net > 4.5 GENERIC#0 > i386 > Build Date: 05 May 2009 03:10:16PM > > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default > setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) > unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue > May 5 18:00:43 2009 > (EE) Unable to locate/open config file > New driver is "intel" > (==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines) > (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does > not exist, 0) > Error in I830WaitLpRing(), timeout for 2 seconds > pgetbl_ctl: 0x1ffe0001 getbl_err: 0x00000021 > ipeir: 0x00000000 iphdr: 0x54f00006 > LP ring tail: 0x00009fe0 head: 0x0000a000 len: 0x0001f001 > start > 0x00000000 > eir: 0x0000 esr: 0x0010 emr: 0xff7b > instdone: 0xff41 instpm: 0x0000 > memmode: 0x00000000 instps: 0x00000820 > hwstam: 0xeffe ier: 0x0042 imr: 0xffbf iir: 0x0000 > Ring at virtual 0x8bd7d000 head 0xa000 tail 0x9fe0 count > 32760 > Ring at virtual 0x8bd7d000 head 0xa000 tail 0x9fe0 count > 32760 > 00009f00: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f04: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f08: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f0c: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f10: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f14: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f18: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f1c: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f20: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f24: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f28: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f2c: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f30: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f34: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f38: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f3c: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f40: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f44: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f48: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f4c: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f50: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f54: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f58: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f5c: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f60: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f64: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f68: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f6c: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f70: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f74: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f78: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f7c: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f80: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f84: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f88: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f8c: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f90: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f94: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f98: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009f9c: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fa0: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fa4: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fa8: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fac: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fb0: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fb4: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fb8: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fbc: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fc0: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fc4: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fc8: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fcc: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fd0: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fd4: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fd8: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fdc: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fe0: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fe4: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fe8: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009fec: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009ff0: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009ff4: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009ff8: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > 00009ffc: 00000000 MI_NOOP 1 > Ring end > space: 24 wanted 32 > > Fatal server error: > lockup > > giving up. > xinit: Connection refused (errno 61): unable to connect to > X server > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
