Same error message on both startup and shutdown: X exited uncleanly

[Governor]

How can I re-fresh my bookworm installation, and could that help?
Thanks.

PUPMODE=13
• PDEV1='nvme0n1p2'
• DEV1FS='ext3'
• PUPSFS='nvme0n1p2,ext3,/Bookworm64_10.0.6/puppy_dpupbw64_10.0.6.sfs'
• PUPSAVE='nvme0n1p2,ext3,/Bookworm64_10.0.6/dpupbw64save-2024-06-25-basic-03'
• PMEDIA='usbflash'

[bigpup]

Do a complete normal power off shutdown.
May have to do this 2 times to get the message to stop showing.

Seeing it on shutdown is just showing something that happened when you booted.
So nothing to worry about there.
That is because that message is in the running file system and as it shuts down, it gets displayed during the shutdown.

Seeing it at boot up is telling you what it says.

Usually, just selecting ignore, is all you need to do to continue to a normal boot, and working desktop.

If you keep seeing this message every time you boot.

You are doing something wrong when shutting down.

Because you are in pupmode 13 and having to select to update the save.
You may not be allowing the save to fully update before shutting down.
If it has a lot to update.
It can take several minutes to complete, before it is safe to continue shutdown.

[ozsouth]

@Governor - this message usually means you have /root/.XLOADED , containing 'true', saved in your savefile/folder or included in a remaster. It should only contain 'true' when X is running. Otherwise it should contain 'false'.
Next time you want to exit puppy, try this to fix it:
Press Ctrl-Alt-Bkspc (takes you out of X), then run:
echo "false" > /root/.XLOADED
Then run poweroff (or reboot).

[Governor]

Do a complete normal power off shutdown.
May have to do this 2 times to get the message to stop showing.

Seeing it on shutdown is just showing something that happened when you booted.
So nothing to worry about there.
That is because that message is in the running file system and as it shuts down, it gets displayed during the shutdown.

Seeing it at boot up is telling you what it says.

Usually, just selecting ignore, is all you need to do to continue to a normal boot, and working desktop.

If you keep seeing this message every time you boot.

You are doing something wrong when shutting down.

Because you are in pupmode 13 and having to select to update the save.
You may not be allowing the save to fully update before shutting down.
If it has a lot to update.
It can take several minutes to complete, before it is safe to continue shutdown.

I always allow the shutdown to proceed by itself, whether I choose "save" or not.
Anyway, I started using a saved copy of bookworm, and the problem went away.

[Governor]

@Governor - this message usually means you have /root/.XLOADED , containing 'true', saved in your savefile/folder or included in a remaster. It should only contain 'true' when X is running. Otherwise it should contain 'false'.
Next time you want to exit puppy, try this to fix it:
Press Ctrl-Alt-Bkspc (takes you out of X), then run:
echo "false" > /root/.XLOADED
Then run poweroff (or reboot).

I will save this. I started using a saved copy of bookworm, and the problem went away.
Thanks.