I'm getting somewhere I think. Here's the log of the orbiter on my working (recently rebuilt) MD:
== ATTEMPT FRESH START ==
1 11/29/07 15:21:15 /usr/pluto/bin/Spawn_Device.sh 41 (spawning-device) 8685 Dev: 41; Already Running list: 40,
== FRESH START ==
1 11/29/07 15:21:15 /usr/pluto/bin/Spawn_Device.sh 41 (spawning-device) device: 41 ip: dcerouter cmd_line: LaunchOrbiter.sh
0 11/29/07 15:21:16 41 (spawning-device) Entering 41
========== NEW LOG SECTION ==========
1 11/29/07 15:21:16 41 (spawning-device) Starting... 1
1 11/29/07 15:21:17 41 (spawning-device) Found /usr/pluto/bin/LaunchOrbiter.sh
05 11/29/07 15:21:23.804 will overwrite wm window id // void X11wrapper::Assign_WmWindow(Window) <0xb6a6fb10>
05 11/29/07 15:21:26.587 Creating child 42 <0xb6a6fb10>
05 11/29/07 15:21:26.717 Creating child 44 <0xb6a6fb10>
05 11/29/07 15:21:27.076 Creating child 45 <0xb6a6fb10>
05 11/29/07 15:21:27.325 Creating child 46 <0xb6a6fb10>
05 11/29/07 15:21:27.400 Creating child 47 <0xb6a6fb10>
05 11/29/07 15:21:27.487 Creating child 48 <0xb6a6fb10>
== ATTEMPT FRESH START ==
1 11/29/07 17:55:33 /usr/pluto/bin/Spawn_Device.sh 41 (spawning-device) 8539 Dev: 41; Already Running list: 40,
== FRESH START ==
1 11/29/07 17:55:34 /usr/pluto/bin/Spawn_Device.sh 41 (spawning-device) device: 41 ip: dcerouter cmd_line: LaunchOrbiter.sh
0 11/29/07 17:55:34 41 (spawning-device) Entering 41
========== NEW LOG SECTION ==========
1 11/29/07 17:55:34 41 (spawning-device) Starting... 1
1 11/29/07 17:55:35 41 (spawning-device) Found /usr/pluto/bin/LaunchOrbiter.sh
05 11/29/07 17:55:41.843 will overwrite wm window id // void X11wrapper::Assign_WmWindow(Window) <0xb6acbb10>
05 11/29/07 17:55:44.591 Creating child 42 <0xb6acbb10>
05 11/29/07 17:55:44.861 Creating child 44 <0xb6acbb10>
05 11/29/07 17:55:45.005 Creating child 45 <0xb6acbb10>
05 11/29/07 17:55:45.285 Creating child 46 <0xb6acbb10>
05 11/29/07 17:55:45.358 Creating child 47 <0xb6acbb10>
05 11/29/07 17:55:45.482 Creating child 48 <0xb6acbb10>
And here is the log of the orbiter on my broken core:
== ATTEMPT FRESH START ==
1 11/29/07 17:53:05 /usr/pluto/bin/Spawn_Device.sh 20 (spawning-device) 13665 Dev: 20; Already Running list: 15,16,17,18,27,69,
== FRESH START ==
1 11/29/07 17:53:05 /usr/pluto/bin/Spawn_Device.sh 20 (spawning-device) device: 20 ip: localhost cmd_line: LaunchOrbiter.sh
0 11/29/07 17:53:05 20 (spawning-device) Entering 20
========== NEW LOG SECTION ==========
1 11/29/07 17:53:05 20 (spawning-device) Starting... 1
1 11/29/07 17:53:05 20 (spawning-device) Found /usr/pluto/bin/LaunchOrbiter.sh
05 11/29/07 17:53:07.893 will overwrite wm window id // void X11wrapper::Assign_WmWindow(Window) <0xb71756d0>
05 11/29/07 17:53:09.460 XRecordExtensionHandler::recordingThreadMainFunction(): XRecord extension not available. <0xb464db90>
05 11/29/07 17:53:09.460 XRecordExtensionHandler::recordingThreadMainFunction(): pDisplay_ControlConnection=149170296, pDisplay_DataCon
nection=149188552 ->Closing <0xb464db90>
05 11/29/07 17:53:09.460 XRecordExtensionHandler::recordingThreadMainFunction(): pDisplay_ControlConnection=149170296, pDisplay_DataCon
nection=149188552 ->Closed <0xb464db90>
I am using an old ATI card (7000) with the open source driver.