Request for explanation of error message

Mon Jul 29 11:48:09 UTC 2019

On 29/07/2019, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 29/07/2019, Oliver Grawert <ogra at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> hi,
>> Am Montag, den 29.07.2019, 06:12 +0800 schrieb Bret Busby:
>>>
>>> > >
>>> > > "
>>> > > bret at bret-MD34045-2521:~$ sudo head -25 /var/log/lightdm/x-0.log
>>> > >
>>> > > X.Org X Server 1.19.6
>>> > > Release Date: 2017-12-20
>>> > > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
>>> > > Build Operating System: Linux 4.4.0-148-generic x86_64 Ubuntu
>>> > > Current Operating System: Linux bret-MD34045-2521 4.15.0-55-
>>> > > generic
>>> > > #60-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 2 18:22:20 UTC 2019 x86_64
>>> > > Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-55-generic
>>> > > root=UUID=1d3945d6-b596-4d57-8151-d2eef48a56b8 ro quiet splash
>>> > > vt.handoff=1
>>> > > Build Date: 03 June 2019  08:10:35AM
>>> > > xorg-server 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.3 (For technical support please see
>>> > > http://www.ubuntu.com/support)
>>> > > Current version of pixman: 0.34.0
>>> > > 	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: Mon Jul 29 03:29:50
>>> > > 2019
>>> > > (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
>>> > > xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation not
>>> > > permitted)
>>> > > _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
>>> > > _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
>>> > > _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
>>> > > _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
>>> > > _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
>>> > > _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
>>> > > _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
>>> > > "
>>> > >
>>> > > that last line is an endless loop.
>>> >
>> ...
>>> Thanks to #openbsd's epony and oldlaptop, the resolution is to:
>>>
>> ... on openbsd ... which you are not running ;)
>>
>> (and in general it is a bad idea to randomly change system defaults
>> while you are debugging an issue *only you* seem to have ... this
>> indicates that something you changed actually broke it ... this is
>> rarely caused by a system config everyone else uses too)
>>
>> the error indicates that there are some broken file permissions ...
>>
>> what type of graphical session do you run ...
>>
>
> The computer is running UbuntuMATE 18.04.2 so I assume that the MATE
> context is what you are asking.
>
>> could it be that you ran some graphical app (for example a file
>> manager) as root that was not designed for this (so it changed the
>> permissions of a (potentially hidden) file to be only root readable
>> while it is normally used/written to by a user) ...
>>
>
> The file manager caja has an option in the File menu; "Open as
> Administrator", which I have used, I may have used that to change the
> permissions on two of the extra partitions that I had created at
> system installation, changing the permissions on the partitions, to
> allow me, as a user, to write to them.
>
>> do you have an ~/.xinitrc in your home dir ?
>>
>
> Not shown;
>
> "
> bret at bret-MD34045-2521:~$ ls -l .x*
> -rw------- 1 bret bret  211427 Jul 29 18:56 .xsession-errors
> -rw------- 1 bret bret 2531811 Jul 29 03:23 .xsession-errors.old
> bret at bret-MD34045-2521:~$
> "
>
> The GUI file manager caja also shows the presence of a file m.Xauthority .
>
>> did you ever edit /etc/X11/xorg.xonf (either manually or by using a
>> tool like nvidia-config)
>>
>
> No. I assume that the file extension that you meant, is  .conf .
>
> The system is
>
> "
> MEDION® AKOYA® P40000 Multimedia PC System
> "
>
> with
>
> "
> 8th generation Intel® Core™ i3-8100 processor
> with integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630
> (3.6 GHz, 4 cores and 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache)
> Windows 10 Home
> Faster to done: start fast and finish first.
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> Work easily with multiple apps open and benefit from the new ways to
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> 1 TB (1,000 GB) hard drive
> Forget worries about running out of memory. The large 1000 GB hard
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> and other files.
> 8 GB DDR4 RAM memory
> Modern DDR4 memory works at higher clock speed and lower voltage.
> That's why DDR4 RAM is much faster than previous memory generations,
> yet uses less power. Using DDR4 RAM makes your system more efficient
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> 6-channel high-definition audio
> USB keyboard and optical USB mouse
> "
>
> - https://aldi.medion.com/md34045/au/content/ausstattung.php
>
> The RAM has been expanded to 32GB (to deal with web pages that use
> javascript and other junk).
>

The RAM was changed on 15 July, from a Kingston 8GB DDR 4 2400MHz card, to
"
Corsair 32GB Kit (2x16GB) DDR4 Vengeance LPX
Ryzen Black C16 2400MHz (CMK32GX4M2Z2400C16)
"

I am including that, here, on the off-chance that that may have
something to do with this.

>> do you have any third party stuff installed from a PPA or elsewhere
>> that could have replaced system libs or apps in a broken way ... (note
>> that .deb packages give their creator 100% root access to your system,
>> installing foreign packages is always a matter of trust here (this is
>> why snap packages exist btw))
>>
>
> Not as far as I am aware.
>
>> ciao
>> 	oli
>
> Given the original error posted;
>
> "
> Jul 27 00:06:43 bret-MD34045-2521 kernel: [332491.053210] pcieport
> 0000:00:1d.0: AER: Corrected error received: id=00e8
> Jul 27 00:06:43 bret-MD34045-2521 kernel: [332491.053216] pcieport
> 0000:00:1d.0: PCIe Bus Error: severity=Corrected, type=Physical Layer,
> id=00e8(Receiver ID)
> Jul 27 00:06:43 bret-MD34045-2521 kernel: [332491.053219] pcieport
> 0000:00:1d.0:   device [8086:a298] error status/mask=00000001/00002000
> Jul 27 00:06:43 bret-MD34045-2521 kernel: [332491.053221] pcieport
> 0000:00:1d.0:    [ 0] Receiver Error         (First)
> "
>
> and the
>
> "
> ==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Jul 29 03:29:50 2019
> (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
> xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation not permitted)
> _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
> _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
> _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
> _XSERVTransSocketUNIXAccept: accept() failed
> "
>
> and the
>
> "integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630"
>
> I am wondering whether the error is from the combination of the three.
>
> Is a command available, for use at the command line, or, otherwise, a
> GUI application, that shows exactly what is
> "
> 00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH PCI Express Root
> Port #9 (rev f0)
> "
>
> ?
>
> A number of issues appear to be  involved, here, the first, is the
> combination of the two errors (error sets ?) above, and, a second, is
> the thing (?) that incessantly writes to the log files, compulsively
> eating the free space, like a rabid PacMan - whatever is doing that,
> as I have previously stated, appears to be defective and uncontrolled
> and uncontrollable.
>
>
> --
> Bret Busby
> Armadale
> West Australia
> ..............
>
> "So once you do know what the question actually is,
>  you'll know what the answer means."
> - Deep Thought,
>  Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
>  "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
>  A Trilogy In Four Parts",
>  written by Douglas Adams,
>  published by Pan Books, 1992
>
> ....................................................
>

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............

"So once you do know what the question actually is,
 you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
 Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
 "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
 A Trilogy In Four Parts",
 written by Douglas Adams,
 published by Pan Books, 1992

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