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An obsolete nvidia fx1800 card always created problems in each version of Mageia.
Now X refuses to start. Tried suggestions here and in errata without success.
Logged in as normal user I get this output:
startx
xauth: file/home/per/.serverauth,5418 does not exist
xauth: /home/per/.Xauthority not writable, changes will be ignored
xauth: timeout in locking authority file /home/per/.Xauthority
Logged in as root startx starts a graphics session as root.
Tested with nouveau and Nvidia 340 driver without success.
Any hints?