problem starting second X with "startx -- :1"

System: Knoppix 5 DVD

Knoppix is normal running in init 5
If I try to start a second X on console 2 with startx -- :1, the graphic screen appears, the mouse-pointer is active for 2 seconds, after that I returned zu text-console with the following messages:

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xauth:  creating new authority file //.serverauth.3854
xauth:  creating new authority file //.Xauthority
xauth:  creating new authority file //.Xauthority

X: warning; process set to priority -11 instead of requested priority -10

X Window System Version 7.0.0
Release Date: 21 December 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.0
Build Operating System:Linux 2.6.12-1-686 i686
Current Operating System: Linux Knoppix 2.6.17 #4 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 10 13:53:45 CEST 2006 i686
Build Date: 16 March 2006
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
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.1.log", Time: Thu Jun 29 14:50:46 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:          Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols
>                  Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/TTF/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/OTF, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/CID/, removing from list!
AUDIT: Thu Jun 29 14:50:51 2006: 3872 X: client 2 rejected from local host
  Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1
AUDIT: Thu Jun 29 14:50:53 2006: 3872 X: client 2 rejected from local host
  Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1
AUDIT: Thu Jun 29 14:50:54 2006: 3872 X: client 2 rejected from local host
  Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1
AUDIT: Thu Jun 29 14:50:54 2006: 3872 X: client 2 rejected from local host
  Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1
AUDIT: Thu Jun 29 14:50:54 2006: 3872 X: client 2 rejected from local host
  Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1
AUDIT: Thu Jun 29 14:50:54 2006: 3872 X: client 2 rejected from local host
  Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1

waiting for X server to shut down FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc:unscaled" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.

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If I try to start Xnest :1, I get

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  Fatal Server Error:
  Unable to open display "".

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What is the problem?

Ciao
Frank

To me work this one:
xinit -- :1

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Originally Posted by maxIT

To me work this one:
xinit -- :1

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Yes, but two problems:

1.) why is xinit -- :1 running, but startx -- :1 not?

2.) if starting a second X with xinit -- :1, I've got problems on display :0 like can't open konqerer

Now I will explain my procedure with knoppix 3.8.2:

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1 - load cd. And kde is launched by default, in console 5.
2 - type 'ctrl-alt-f1', to log-in in the first console (text-mode)
3 - type 'xinit -- :1' and an x-session will be opened in console 6.
4 - type 'ctrl-alt-f2', to login int the 2nd text mode console.
5 - type 'startx -- :2' and an x-session with kde will be open in console 7.
Now I can switch back and fotrh between console 5 (kde default), console 6 (strictly X without any kind of windows managers enabled) and console 7 (new kde launched in step 5) using 'ctrl-alt-f5', 'ctrl-alt-f6' and 'ctrl-alt-f7' combin-keys.

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All X envinronments works properly to me.

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Originally Posted by maxIT

All X envinronments works properly to me.

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Yes, it seems to be a problem of Knoppix 5.
If I start my old Knoppix 3.9 on the same hardware, all works too!

Ciao
Frank

Could it be the use of Xorg version 7.0 in Knoppix 5.0.1, rather than Xfree86 as in prior versions?