gnome refuses to load, why [?]

[hictio]

i have a question, hope that someone could help me. i`ve installed red hat 7 on a cousin`s computer. everything went well with the install.
we had to fumble a little with the xwindows install, because his card as -well as the monitor- wasn`t in the list. we picked a generic of the same brand.

chip: mach 64 lt
monitor: compaq presario fp700

as i said the install went well, the only problem was that x windows, with gnome, didn`t showed a standard cursor, but a white rectangle.
but, all of a sudden, gnome refuses to load, the machine just hangs there, trying to do that for ever....
x windows works just fine, i can load sawfish or twm without the slightest trouble.
below there is a copy of a `startx > /tmp/x_trouble` i did -had to close the process by hitting `ctrl+alt+back`.
i really don`t what might be happening, gnome worked fine, but all of a sudden refused to load.
towards the end, there are some very cryptic error reports, any help is welcomed.

XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: January 8 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: Linux 2.2.5-22smp i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
Mach64: accelerated server for ATI Mach64 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 1)
(using VT number 7)

XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/psaux, buttons: 3
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) XKB: model: "pc102"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(**) XKB: variant: ""
(**) XKB: options: ""
(**) Mach64: Graphics device ID: "ATI Mach64"
(**) Mach64: Monitor ID: "CPQ3011"
(--) Mach64: Mode "400x300" needs vert refresh rate of 56.34 Hz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "480x300" needs vert refresh rate of 56.34 Hz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "512x384" needs vert refresh rate of 85.09 Hz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "640x480" needs vert refresh rate of 100.02 Hz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "800x600" needs vert refresh rate of 56.25 Hz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "800x600" needs vert refresh rate of 100.03 Hz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1024x768" needs vert refresh rate of 85.45 Hz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 80.21 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 89.62 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 81.13 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 91.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 87.50 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 93.75 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: Mode "1920x1200" needs hsync freq of 90.98 kHz. Deleted.
Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100"
(--) Mach64: PCI: Mach64 Rage LT Pro rev 220, Aperture @ 0x40000000, Registers @ 0x41000000, Block I/O @ 0x1000
(--) Mach64: Card type: AGP
(--) Mach64: Memory type: SGRAM (1:1) (5)
(--) Mach64: 1024x768 panel (ID 1) detected; clock 65.14 MHz
(--) Mach64: Clock type: Internal
(--) Mach64: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 230.000 MHz
Mode "1152x864" exceeds panel dimensions. Deleted.
Mode "1152x864" exceeds panel dimensions. Deleted.
Mode "1152x864" exceeds panel dimensions. Deleted.
Mode "1152x864" exceeds panel dimensions. Deleted.
Mode "1280x1024" exceeds panel dimensions. Deleted.
Mode "1280x1024" exceeds panel dimensions. Deleted.
Mode "1280x1024" exceeds panel dimensions. Deleted.
Mode "1600x1200" exceeds panel dimensions. Deleted.
(--) Mach64: There is no mode definition named "1600x1200"
(--) Mach64: Removing mode "1600x1200" from list of valid modes.
(--) Mach64: There is no mode definition named "1280x1024"
(--) Mach64: Removing mode "1280x1024" from list of valid modes.
(--) Mach64: There is no mode definition named "1152x864"
(--) Mach64: Removing mode "1152x864" from list of valid modes.
(**) Mach64: Mode "1024x768": mode clock = 85.000
(**) Mach64: Mode "800x600": mode clock = 60.750
(**) Mach64: Mode "640x480": mode clock = 36.000
(--) Mach64: Virtual resolution: 1024x768
(**) Mach64: Video RAM: 16384k
(--) Mach64: Using hardware cursor
(--) Mach64: Using 16 MB aperture @ 0x40000000
(--) Mach64: Using 4 KB register aperture @ 0x41000000
(--) Mach64: Ramdac is Internal
(--) Mach64: Ramdac speed: 230 MHz
(**) Mach64: Color weight: 565
(--) Mach64: Pixmap cache: 2 256x256 slots, 8 128x128 slots, 32 64x64 slots
(--) Mach64: Font cache: 16 fonts
SESSION_MANAGER=local/localhost.localdomain:/tmp/.ICE-unix/26119
SetKbdSettings - type: 2 rate: 5 delay: 500 snumlk: 0
SetKbdSettings - Succeeded
Gdk-ERROR **: BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
serial 89 error_code 11 request_code 53 minor_code 0
Gdk-ERROR **: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
serial 90 error_code 9 request_code 14 minor_code 0
AUDIT: Sat Mar 17 01:11:46 2001: 26115 X: client 7 rejected from local host
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
xscreensaver: Can't open display: :0
xscreensaver: initial effective uid/gid was root/root (0/0)
xscreensaver: running as nobody/nobody (99/99)

xscreensaver: Errors at startup are usually authorization problems.
Did you read the manual and the FAQ? Specifically,
the parts of the manual that talk about XAUTH, XDM,
and root logins?

http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man.html

Xlib: extension "XINERAMA" missing on display ":0.0".
subshell.c: couldn't get terminal settings: Inappropriate ioctl for device
rm: cannot remove `/root/.gnome//gmc-Cv9aqu': No such file or directory
Gdk-ERROR **: X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

[danns]

Does the same thing happen when you are logged in as root?

[hictio]

thanks for the answer danns, yes, it happens with all the users...
i`ve read in some gnome mailing lists archives, that a solution to that problem was:
a- to add an entry in the /etc/hosts list, which i did.
b- delete all the .gnome* and related files form the home directory, which i did
neither of those solutions worked, i`m all ears.

[hictio]

i`m glad to say that gnome is working just fine again... the problem was that linux wasn`t using all the ram available, therefore, loading gnome was a nightmare, the poor system was trying to load it with less than 8 mb or so.

see: http://discussions.virtualdr.com/For...ML/002401.html

thanks to everybody on the forum...

[johngeeaswell]

Hehe ..... right on.

Life with out Gnome ...... I dunno ... lol

[hictio]

yeah, maybe you`re right, but, i was really concerned because that was happening on a machine that is not mine, and i did the install... my own machine doesn`t have a gui. and except for a few programs, i think that linux is pretty easy to live with a command prompt. the gui confuses me a lot, there are a lot of options for everything.
anyway, is good to konw that it is working again.

[This message has been edited by hictio (edited 03-21-2001).]