[plug] XWindows failure on Debian sarge
Peter F Bradshaw
pfb at exadios.com
Tue May 2 10:31:18 WST 2006
Hi;
Your problem seems to be in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. I suspect that you
have a mismatch the video specified in that file and your hardware.
Do you have a backuped copy of that file. If so move the present
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to one side and restore the backed up copy. That
may fix your problem.
In addition you may be missing some XFree86 modules.
On Tue, 2 May 2006, Bret Busby wrote:
>
> Hello, everyone.
>
> Firstly, whilst at the login prompt, the system is shown to be
> "testing/unstable", the sources file refers to "stable", so I am
> assuming that the system was "testing/unstable", when sarge was in the
> "testing" stage, and, after it went to "stable", the sources file was
> changed, but the system still thinks that it is "testing/unstable", at
> the login prompt. I think that the "unstable" component was because, a
> couple (?) of years ago, when mono or the other Linux equivalent of
> .NET, came out, it was only available in "unstable", so Anne had to
> adjust dependencies to accommodate them, when this was her computer. I
> think that the system tends to regard itself as a sarge system, apart
> from at the login prompt. From what I have read, to "downgrade" the
> system to "stable", is about as safe as running "experimental", in that
> the "downgrade" action is strongly recommended against doing.
>
> Anyway, we had a power failure last week (as is the usual thing), which
> led to another journalling failure after having booted up afterwards and
> being unable to shut the system down after yet another Firefox crash.
>
> After a reboot, with having had to use fsck on the root partition (as
> part of the boot process, not after bootup, when it is mounted),
> XWindows didn't work any more. The error message had referred to gdm
> needing to be set up or something, but that didn't work.
>
> I have tried a number of different things, including, using the Debian
> 3.1 Bible book, running dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 (p173), and
> removing and reinstalling x-window-system-core and x-window-system and
> xterm (to install and configure XFree86 as shown on page 169).
>
> The latter attempt did not result in, as stated in the book, the
> "When the packages have downloaded, you'll be presented with a number of
> questions to determine the correct configuration for your computer",
> but, as happens with apt-get install, the last thing shown on the
> screen, is "setting up <name of package installed>", so I figured that
> it had found existing settings, and set up XWindows.
>
> I then tried to run XWindows (again...), using startx, and got an error
> message, that referred to a log file, /var/log/XFree86.0.log. I have
> appended that file below.
>
> In looking at the file below, while writing this, I note that the fourth
> line of the file, refers to
> "Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.8-16.0508-2 i686 [ELF]", which I
> assume, refers to the 2.6.x kernel, and I have a 2.4.x kernel. I do not
> know whether that is or could be the problem, or part of the problem.
>
> I have not taken any action to report this problem as a bug, as
> mentioned in the file below, as I figure that the problem lies with my
> system, rather than with the application.
>
> I have tried looking, and cannot find how to upgrade the kernel,
> without building and compiling a kernel, which sounds to me, to be as
> scary as trying to configure and run sendmail. From meemory, upgrading a
> kernel, can result in incompatibilities with packages that are installed
> with a kernel version that is earlier than the version being installed.
>
> Can someone please tell me how to fix the problem with XWindows?
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> --
> Bret Busby
> Armadale
> West Australia
> ..............
>
> "So once you do know what the question actually is,
> you'll know what the answer means."
> - Deep Thought,
> Chapter 28 of
> "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
> A Trilogy In Four Parts",
> written by Douglas Adams,
> published by Pan Books, 1992
>
> ....................................................
>
> XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1 20050901212727 fjp at localhost.localdomain)
> Release Date: 15 August 2003
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.8-16.0508-2 i686 [ELF]
> Build Date: 02 September 2005
>
> This version of XFree86 has been extensively modified by the Debian
> Project, and is not supported by the XFree86 Project, Inc., in any
> way. Bugs should be reported to the Debian Bug Tracking System; see
> <URL: http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting >.
>
> We strongly encourage the use of the "reportbug" package and command
> to ensure that bug reports contain as much useful information as
> possible.
>
> Before filing a bug report, you may want to consult the Debian X FAQ:
> XHTML version: file:///usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.xhtml
> plain text version: file:///usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz
>
> Module Loader present
> OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.18-bf2.4 (root at zombie) (gcc version 2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease)) #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002
> 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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue May 2 17:02:22 2006
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
> (==) ServerLayout "Simple Layout"
> (**) |-->Screen "Screen 1" (0)
> (**) | |-->Monitor "My Monitor"
> (**) | |-->Device "My Video Card"
> (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
> (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"
> (**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
> (**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
> (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
> (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
> (**) XKB: model: "pc104"
> (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> (**) XKB: layout: "us"
> (==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
> (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
> (**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
> (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
> (--) using VT number 9
>
> (II) Open APM successful
> (II) Module ABI versions:
> XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
> XFree86 Video Driver: 0.6
> XFree86 XInput driver : 0.4
> XFree86 Server Extension : 0.2
> XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.4
> (II) Loader running on linux
> (II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
> (II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
> Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
> ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
> (II) Loading font Bitmap
> (II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
> (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
> ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
> (II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1
> (II) PCI: Config type is 1
> (II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x80003c48, mode1Res1 = 0x80000000
> (II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
> (II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 1106,3112 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
> (II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 1106,b112 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
> (II) PCI: 00:07:0: chip 1106,0686 card 1106,0000 rev 40 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
> (II) PCI: 00:07:1: chip 1106,0571 card 1106,0571 rev 06 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
> (II) PCI: 00:07:2: chip 1106,3038 card 0925,1234 rev 1a class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
> (II) PCI: 00:07:3: chip 1106,3038 card 0925,1234 rev 1a class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
> (II) PCI: 00:07:4: chip 1106,3057 card 1106,3057 rev 40 class 06,80,00 hdr 00
> (II) PCI: 00:07:5: chip 1106,3058 card 1106,3058 rev 50 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
> (II) PCI: 00:0a:0: chip 8086,1229 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
> (II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 1023,8500 card 0001,0000 rev 00 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
> (II) PCI: End of PCI scan
> (II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
> (II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
> (II) Bus 0 I/O range:
> [0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
> (II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
> [0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
> (II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
> [0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
> (II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
> (II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x000c (VGA_EN is set)
> (II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
> [0] -1 0 0xd4000000 - 0xd6ffffff (0x3000000) MX[B]
> (II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
> (II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:7:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
> (--) PCI:*(1:0:0) Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1 rev 0, Mem @ 0xd5800000/23, 0xd6000000/17, 0xd5000000/23
> (II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
> [0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
> [1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
> (II) OS-reported resource ranges:
> [0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
> [1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
> [2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
> [3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
> [4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
> [5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
> [6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
> (II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xd0000000 from 0xd3ffffff to 0xcfffffff
> (II) Active PCI resource ranges:
> [0] -1 0 0xd8000000 - 0xd80fffff (0x100000) MX[B]
> [1] -1 0 0xd8100000 - 0xd8100fff (0x1000) MX[B]
> [2] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
> [3] -1 0 0xd5000000 - 0xd57fffff (0x800000) MX[B](B)
> [4] -1 0 0xd6000000 - 0xd601ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
> [5] -1 0 0xd5800000 - 0xd5ffffff (0x800000) MX[B](B)
> [6] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec1f (0x20) IX[B]
> [7] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e403 (0x4) IX[B]
> [8] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e003 (0x4) IX[B]
> [9] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
> [10] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
> [11] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d41f (0x20) IX[B]
> [12] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d00f (0x10) IX[B]
> (II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
> [0] -1 0 0xd8000000 - 0xd80fffff (0x100000) MX[B]
> [1] -1 0 0xd8100000 - 0xd8100fff (0x1000) MX[B]
> [2] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
> [3] -1 0 0xd5000000 - 0xd57fffff (0x800000) MX[B](B)
> [4] -1 0 0xd6000000 - 0xd601ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
> [5] -1 0 0xd5800000 - 0xd5ffffff (0x800000) MX[B](B)
> [6] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec1f (0x20) IX[B]
> [7] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e403 (0x4) IX[B]
> [8] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e003 (0x4) IX[B]
> [9] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
> [10] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
> [11] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d41f (0x20) IX[B]
> [12] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d00f (0x10) IX[B]
> (II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
> [0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
> [1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
> [2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
> [3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
> [4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
> [5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
> [6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
> (II) All system resource ranges:
> [0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
> [1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
> [2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
> [3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
> [4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
> [5] -1 0 0xd8000000 - 0xd80fffff (0x100000) MX[B]
> [6] -1 0 0xd8100000 - 0xd8100fff (0x1000) MX[B]
> [7] -1 0 0xd0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
> [8] -1 0 0xd5000000 - 0xd57fffff (0x800000) MX[B](B)
> [9] -1 0 0xd6000000 - 0xd601ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
> [10] -1 0 0xd5800000 - 0xd5ffffff (0x800000) MX[B](B)
> [11] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
> [12] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
> [13] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec1f (0x20) IX[B]
> [14] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e403 (0x4) IX[B]
> [15] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e003 (0x4) IX[B]
> [16] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
> [17] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d81f (0x20) IX[B]
> [18] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d41f (0x20) IX[B]
> [19] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d00f (0x10) IX[B]
> (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
> (II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
> Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
> ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
> (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
> (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
> (II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
> Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
> ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.2
> (II) Loading extension SHAPE
> (II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
> (II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
> (II) Loading extension SYNC
> (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
> (II) Loading extension XC-MISC
> (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
> (II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
> (II) Loading extension DPMS
> (II) Loading extension FontCache
> (II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
> (II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
> (II) Loading extension XVideo
> (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
> (II) Loading extension X-Resource
> (II) LoadModule: "type1"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
> (II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.2
> Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
> ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
> (II) Loading font Type1
> (II) Loading font CID
> (II) LoadModule: "speedo"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a
> Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o": No symbols found
> (II) Module speedo: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.1
> Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
> ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
> (II) Loading font Speedo
> (II) LoadModule: "vga"
> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vga
> (II) UnloadModule: "vga"
> (EE) Failed to load module "vga" (module does not exist, 0)
> (II) LoadModule: "mouse"
> (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
> (II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
> compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
> Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
> ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.4
> (EE) No drivers available.
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> the full server output, not just the last messages.
> This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
> Please report problems to submit at bugs.debian.org.
>
> ....................................................
Cheers
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