Hello, I am trying to have two X sessions, one with 8bpp and other with 16bpp. This is what I am doing. Login as 'username' and enter startx (The session starts with 16bit ) Then do (CTL+ALT+F2) Login as root and enter 'startx -- :1 -depth 8' Following is the error message I generate: Any help is appreciated -Sundar ######################################################################### XFree86 Version 4.0.2 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400) Release Date: 18 December 2000 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE Module Loader present (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.1.log", Time: Wed Jun 27 11:36:11 2001 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown. (==) ServerLayout "Layout[all]" (**) |-->Screen "Screen[0]" (0) (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor[0]" (**) | |-->Device "Device[0]" (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard[0]" (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" (**) XKB: model: "pc101" (**) XKB: layout: "us" (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse[1]" (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (WW) The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID" (**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" (--) using VT number 8 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a (II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a (II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0 (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a (--) PCI:*(0:1:0) Intel i810e rev 3, Mem @ 0xf4000000/26, 0xff000000/19 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a (II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a (II) Module speedo: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a (II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a (II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.1.8 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a (II) Module glx: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a (II) Module GLcore: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a (II) Module dri: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a (II) Module drm: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o (II) Module i810: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o (II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) I810: Driver for Intel i810 chipset: i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815 (--) Chipset i810e found (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a (II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0 (++) I810(0): Depth 8, (--) framebuffer bpp 8 (==) I810(0): RGB weight 888 (==) I810(0): Default visual is PseudoColor (--) I810(0): Chipset: "i810e" (--) I810(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xF4000000 (--) I810(0): IO registers at addr 0xFF000000 (WW) AGPIOC_ACQUIRE failed (Device or resource busy) (EE) GARTInit: AGPIOC_INFO failed (Invalid argument) (**) I810(0): Will alloc AGP framebuffer: 16384 kByte (==) I810(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) (II) I810(0): Monitor[0]: Using hsync range of 30.00-69.00 kHz (II) I810(0): Monitor[0]: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-85.00 Hz (II) I810(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 203.00 MHz (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1280x960" deleted (hsync out of range) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1280x1024" deleted (hsync out of range) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1280x1024" deleted (hsync out of range) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1600x1200" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1792x1344" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1792x1344" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1856x1392" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1856x1392" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1920x1440" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan) (WW) I810(0): Default mode "1920x1440" deleted (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan) (--) I810(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024) (**) I810(0): Mode "1024x768": 86.7 MHz, 61.9 kHz, 77.2 Hz (==) I810(0): DPI set to (75, 75) (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a (II) Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a (II) Module xaa: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a (II) Module ramdac: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 0.1.0 Symbol VBEInit from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o is unresolved! Symbol vbeDoEDID from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o is unresolved! (==) I810(0): Write-combining range (0xf4000000,0x2000000) (II) I810(0): Setting dot clock to 86.8 MHz [ 0x2d 0xb 0x20 ] [ 47 13 2 ] (II) I810(0): chose watermark 0x22008000: (tab.freq 94.0) Fatal server error: AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0 When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages. This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.1.log". Please report problems to feedback@suse.de. XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":1.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. ################################################################################