HP-UX Desktop Troubleshooting Guide

Although Xf86 and Xhp both require some basic information from these start-up files,
yet sometimes you may not see Xhp failing to start due to improper configuration files.
Xhp for its start-up requires only default information and if it finds it will start
successfully. Xf86 however may fail to start because of one of the following errors due
to improper entries in /etc/X11/XF86Config file:
• Screen not found
• Device not found
Use SAM/SMH to re-create configuration files in case of any errors.
7.2.4 Error due to incorrect value of kernel parameter
There are times when Xserver may fail to start with an error message “Failed to load
gvid_him_cons”. This could be because of the incorrect value of a kernel parameter,
gvid_him_cons.
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(EE) RADEON(0): Failed to load gvid_him_cons
(EE) RADEON(0): Fatal error!
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Action Required:
1. Execute the command “kcmodule gvid_him_cons=auto” on a shell terminal
of the machine.
2. Restart Xserver.
34 Troubleshooting Techniques for Xserver