Under Gentoo sometimes xdm failed to start within boot sequence with: tfoerste@nhh221 /opt/foldingathome/client1 $ head /var/log/Xorg.0.log _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6 _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/nhh221:0 _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6 More often however X continues and starts : tfoerste@nhh221 /opt/foldingathome/client1 $ head -n 15 /var/log/Xorg.0.log _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6 _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/nhh221:0 _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6 X Window System Version 6.8.0 Release Date: 8 September 2004 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.10-gentoo-r6 i686 [ELF] Current Operating System: Linux nhh221 2.6.11-rc5 #1 Fri Feb 25 10:47:12 CET 2005 i686 Build Date: 21 January 2005 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present ... I did not have ipv6 activated in my kernel konfig.
not enough information here to pursue this. could you attach a full log file from an unsuccessful startup?
sorry, in the mean time i have a completly new system.
segfault:/usr/local/src/sources# Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new :1 _XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6 _XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/segfault:1 _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for inet6 This is normal, its not a bug, though perhaps the output could be 'prettied' up later on. Can the reporter verify the X server itself is working fine reguardless of this output? Thanks.
Yes, the X-Server of my current system works fine. #
This is resolved thus closed.
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