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BrummieJim
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Hi,
Since I did an emerge --sync, I've noticed that I've got two copies of X running, both using the same amount of memory, but with one (the higher pid) not using any cpu power. I presume this isn't normal, any ideas how this might have come about?
root 8100 0.0 0.1 11592 1732 ? Ss 11:08 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm
root 8102 0.0 0.2 12132 2616 ? S 11:08 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm
root 8105 3.4 3.5 49420 37080 tty7 SLs+ 11:08 4:10 /usr/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7
root 8186 0.0 0.0 1876 700 ? Ss 11:08 0:00 hcid: processing events
root 8195 0.0 0.0 1624 492 ? Ss 11:08 0:00 /usr/sbin/sdpd
root 8267 0.0 3.5 49420 37080 tty7 SL+ 11:09 0:00 /usr/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7
Seems that gdm has been started twice.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| You can't have two X servers running on the same display. Maybe it's just another thread of the same process, in which case there is nothing to worry about. Check with pstree. |
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BrummieJim
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Just tried that, unfortunately, I can't understand the output. I get the following
[ja@localhost ~]$ pstree
init���������acpid
������atd
������automount
������avahi-daemon���������avahi-daemon
������bluez-pin
������bonobo-activati
������clock-applet
������conky
������crond
������cups-config-dae
������cupsd
������2*[dbus-daemon���������{dbus-daemon}]
������dhclient
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������gconfd-2
������gnome-keyring-d
������gnome-netstatus
������gnome-panel���������{gnome-panel}
������gnome-power-man
������gnome-screensav
������gnome-settings-���������{gnome-settings-}
������gnome-terminal���������bash
��� ������gnome-pty-helpe
��� ������{gnome-terminal}
������gnome-vfs-daemo���������{gnome-vfs-daemo}
������gnome-volume-ma
������gpm
������hald���������hald-runner���������hald-addon-acpi
��� ������hald-addon-keyb
��� ������hald-addon-stor
������hcid
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������hpiod
������khelper
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������knodemgrd_0
������krfcommd
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������kthread���������aio/0
��� ������ata/0
��� ������ata_aux
��� ������cqueue/0
��� ������kacpid
��� ������kauditd
��� ������kblockd/0
��� ������khpsbpkt
��� ������khubd
��� ������7*[kjournald]
��� ������kmirrord
��� ������kpsmoused
��� ������kseriod
��� ������kswapd0
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��� ������scsi_eh_0
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��� ������gnome-session���������ssh-agent
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������sshd���������sshd���������sshd���������bash���������pstree
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[ja@localhost ~]$
My ps says this though and there are definitely two there. Anyway of sorting this out? |
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BrummieJim
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: |
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| Help, any ideas, it's still happening. |
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widremann
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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| frostschutz wrote: | | You can't have two X servers running on the same display. Maybe it's just another thread of the same process, in which case there is nothing to worry about. Check with pstree. |
You can actually, but I can't see how it would accidentally happen. |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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| widremann wrote: | | frostschutz wrote: | | You can't have two X servers running on the same display. Maybe it's just another thread of the same process, in which case there is nothing to worry about. Check with pstree. |
You can actually, but I can't see how it would accidentally happen. |
Not on the same VT. He appears to have both on VT7. If you're really running two, I would expect to have one on VT7 and the other on VT8.
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BrummieJim
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you need any more information, it's not critical and I can safely kill the one that isn't using any CPU, it's just the why of it all that bothers me? |
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widremann
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| depontius wrote: | | widremann wrote: | | frostschutz wrote: | | You can't have two X servers running on the same display. Maybe it's just another thread of the same process, in which case there is nothing to worry about. Check with pstree. |
You can actually, but I can't see how it would accidentally happen. |
Not on the same VT. He appears to have both on VT7. If you're really running two, I would expect to have one on VT7 and the other on VT8. |
There's a command line option that lets you run the X server on a VT already running an X server. You get really weird behavior, but it works. I've done it. |
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loki_val
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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I'm having the same problem. The output of pstree:
| Code: | ├─kdm─┬─X───X
│ └─kdm───startkde───kwrapper
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When the last instance is killed, nothing much happens. Puzzling. Why would x launch another instance that isn't used? I'm using xorg-server-1.2.0-r3, running ~x86. 1.3.0 doesn't sit well with my ati-drivers. |
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mfocker
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Same here...
| Code: | # ps aux | grep gdm
root 6736 0.0 0.2 53736 2080 ? Ss 19:12 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm
root 6738 0.0 0.3 63384 2968 ? S 19:12 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm
root 6743 2.3 2.6 79000 23884 tty7 SLs+ 19:12 0:01 /usr/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth vt7
root 6792 0.0 2.6 79000 23884 tty7 SL+ 19:12 0:00 /usr/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth vt7 |
Crazy! What to do about it?
I'm using xorg-server-1.2.0-r3 and ati-drivers-8.35.5
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BrummieJim
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:10 am Post subject: |
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| I've not solved it either. Started about the same time I replaced xgl and went back to the normal xserver. It is a bit weird as you can kill the one that isn't doing anything with impunity. |
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mbreith
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:32 pm Post subject: two copies of X |
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I am looking at 'top' and it says that I am running two copies of X. Why would it be doing this? I am only starting one as far as I know.
I did just get direct rendering working recently. Would that cause this?
What files should I post?
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mbreith
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| Code: | USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1 0.0 0.1 1516 536 ? Ss 15:46 0:00 init [3]
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 15:46 0:00 [migration/0]
root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 15:46 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 15:46 0:00 [migration/1]
root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 15:46 0:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 [events/0]
root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 [events/1]
root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 [khelper]
root 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 [kthread]
root 62 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [kblockd/0]
root 63 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [kblockd/1]
root 64 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [kacpid]
root 179 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [ata/0]
root 180 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [ata/1]
root 181 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [ata_aux]
root 182 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [ksuspend_usbd]
root 185 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [khubd]
root 187 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [kseriod]
root 219 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 15:46 0:00 \_ [pdflush]
root 220 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 15:46 0:00 \_ [pdflush]
root 221 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [kswapd0]
root 222 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [aio/0]
root 223 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [aio/1]
root 871 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_0]
root 872 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [scsi_eh_1]
root 938 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [kpsmoused]
root 942 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [kondemand/0]
root 943 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 15:46 0:00 \_ [kondemand/1]
root 1047 0.0 0.1 1840 616 ? S<s 15:46 0:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon
root 4516 0.0 0.2 2328 1132 tty1 Ss 15:47 0:00 /bin/login --
mike 4537 0.0 0.3 2864 1552 tty1 S 15:48 0:00 \_ -bash
mike 4545 0.0 0.2 2664 1128 tty1 S+ 15:48 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/bin/startx
mike 4561 0.0 0.1 2492 716 tty1 S+ 15:48 0:00 \_ xinit /home/mike/.xinitrc -- -nolisten tcp -br -auth /home/mike/.serverauth.4545 -deferglyphs 16
root 4562 1.2 5.1 36692 23172 tty7 SLs+ 15:48 0:07 \_ X :0 -nolisten tcp -br -auth /home/mike/.serverauth.4545 -deferglyphs 16
root 4579 0.0 5.1 36692 23172 tty7 SL+ 15:48 0:00 | \_ X :0 -nolisten tcp -br -auth /home/mike/.serverauth.4545 -deferglyphs 16
mike 4581 0.0 0.5 4944 2456 tty1 S 15:48 0:00 \_ fvwm
mike 4583 0.0 0.2 2668 1268 tty1 S 15:48 0:00 \_ /bin/bash /usr/libexec/mozilla-launcher
mike 4592 2.1 10.1 136964 45348 tty1 Sl 15:48 0:12 | \_ /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/firefox-bin
mike 4620 0.1 1.0 8136 4720 tty1 S 15:57 0:00 \_ urxvt -tr -tint darkgrey -sh -75
mike 4621 0.0 0.3 3000 1564 pts/0 Ss 15:57 0:00 \_ bash
mike 4628 0.0 0.1 2136 872 pts/0 R+ 15:58 0:00 \_ ps auxf
root 4518 0.0 0.1 1648 712 tty2 Ss+ 15:47 0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
root 4520 0.0 0.1 1648 708 tty3 Ss+ 15:47 0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
root 4521 0.0 0.1 1648 708 tty4 Ss+ 15:47 0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
root 4523 0.0 0.1 1652 712 tty5 Ss+ 15:47 0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
root 4524 0.0 0.1 1652 716 tty6 Ss+ 15:47 0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux
root 4544 0.0 0.0 1528 260 ? Ss 15:48 0:00 dhcpcd ath0 |
It looks like one X session is starting another X session.
... and why am I running 5 'agetty' also?
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truc
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the 5 agetty is normal, you can of course change this in /etc/inittab IIRC, but fot the two instances of X, it looks as what XGL users have, except that the 'nested' X was launched on DISPLAY=:93, I don't know what to say :/ (are you using XGL or something? )
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mbreith
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Where are you seeing DISPLAY=93?
I don't know about XGL; I am running glx. Is that the same thing?
Are you meaning that the system needs two instances of X running in order to have 3D graphics working?
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:43 am Post subject: |
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nowhere!
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it's just that I've seen similar ps aux output from people using XGL, something like this
| Code: | root 4562 1.2 5.1 36692 23172 tty7 SLs+ 15:48 0:07 \_ X :0 -nolisten tcp -br -auth /home/mike/.serverauth.4545 -deferglyphs 16
root 4579 0.0 5.1 36692 23172 tty7 SL+ 15:48 0:00 | \_ X :93 -nolisten tcp -br -auth /home/mike/.serverauth.4545 -deferglyphs 16 |
Anyway, I really have no idea why you have this 
If you find out why, please, let us know!
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Merged from here.
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testadilegno
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:58 am Post subject: |
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Same problem here.
System is a Turion ML-30 under stable AMD64
Kernel 2.6.20-r8 (amd64)
ATI drivers FGLRX 8.37.6-r1 with logout bug.
Stable Xorg 7.2
My ps aux gives
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root 4556 1.6 1.4 66104 17172 tty7 SLs+ 08:38 0:16
X :0 -nolisten tcp -br -auth /home/sandro/.serverauth.4539 -deferglyphs 16
root 4573 0.0 1.4 66104 17172 tty7 SL+ 08:38 0:00
X :0 -nolisten tcp -br -auth /home/sandro/.serverauth.4539 -deferglyphs 16
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and pstree has the same part shown some posts before:
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| `-icewm-session-+-icewm-+ [...]
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The system works correctly, apart from the screen corruption at logout which is caused by ultra-crappy ati drivers. Hope this helps, if needed I can send in more info, just let me know ( = explain me what to do as I am a powern00b ).
Bye!
<Edit> Added code details. |
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Shaoh
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Hi
Im running Gentoo with X7.3, Gnome 2.18 and im using GDM as my login manager. When i run: ps -A in a shell i can see that two X processes i runnung on tty7. Shouldn't there only be one? |
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I have this problem too, although I don't know if it is really an important thing.
Is it me or are all the people wit this problem using fglrx drivers?? (oh dear, not again...)
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01mf02
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I have nvidia-drivers and don't see the problem happening. My login manager is SLiM and X -version gives the following:
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X Window System Version 7.2.0
Release Date: 22 January 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.19-gentoo-r5 x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux tux 2.6.20-gentoo-r7 #2 Thu May 10 14:17:41 CEST 2007 x86_64
Build Date: 06 May 2007
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Drone1
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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Seeing as I'm having the duplicate X thread as some others, is there a cleaner way to run XGL or am I stuck?
T60p thinkpad, fglrx, yada yada......
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12811 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/kde/3.5/bin/kdm
22081 tty7 SLs+ 0:18 \_ /usr/bin/X -br -nolisten tcp :0 vt7 -auth /var/run/xauth/A:0-jn7ufp
22087 tty7 SL+ 0:00 | \_ /usr/bin/X -br -nolisten tcp :0 vt7 -auth /var/run/xauth/A:0-jn7ufp
22082 ? S 0:00 \_ -:0
22118 ? Ss 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/kde/3.5/bin/startkde
22120 ? SL 96:38 \_ Xgl -fullscreen :1 -audit 0 -ac -br -accel glx:pbuffer -accel xv:pbuffer -fp /usr/share/fonts/encodings,/usr/share/fonts/misc,/usr
22187 ? S 0:00 \_ kwrapper ksmserver --windowmanager beryl-xgl
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boda2004
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i've made small investigation: run Xorg server with fglrx driver and with radeon.
Seems that such behavior caused by fglrx. |
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