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Hi,
since my last upgrade I'm unable to start Xorg properly. I'm getting this, although this message doesn't appear in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
X.Org X Server 1.4.2
Release Date: 11 June 2008
(...)
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
/usr/bin/Xorg: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//vesa_
Any hints? Thank you.
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I am getting the same. Here is the detailed error:
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
/usr/bin/xorg: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//vesa_drv.so: undefined symbol: xf86GTFMode
The only thing I noticed in the log file is:
(WW) VESA(0): Unable to estimate virtual size
I can't get to the CLI...
"Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph." - Anonymous
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same for me, downgrade to previous vesa package solve the problem.
This is on an old s3 virge 4mb videocard I use at work :-(
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same for me, downgrade to previous vesa package solve the problem.
This is on an old s3 virge 4mb videocard I use at work :-(
How might I go about doing that? I've tried to get to a CLI, but I get nothing but a black screen and I have to hard-reset the laptop.
"Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph." - Anonymous
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Maybe you'll get an CLI when booting from the fallback image (worked for me). Unfortunatedly, downgrading to xf86-video-vesa-1.3.0 did not work for me....
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Maybe you'll get an CLI when booting from the fallback image (worked for me). Unfortunatedly, downgrading to xf86-video-vesa-1.3.0 did not work for me....
Yeah, I tried to boot from the fallback image, but I got the same result. I'm at a loss...
"Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph." - Anonymous
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Anyone have any thought on this? It's rendered my Arch install on the laptop useless and I would really hate to have to do a complete reinstall. Especially if the new packages for vesa have the same result on a fresh install...
"Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph." - Anonymous
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FYI, I've found a bug report for this exact problem, posted just a few days ago..
"Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph." - Anonymous
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I don't understand if this is an upstream bug or not, could be new vesa dropped support
for some old cards? Seems strange...
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I don't understand if this is an upstream bug or not, could be new vesa dropped support for some old cards? Seems strange...
That would seem a little odd. I thought vesa was considered a "generic" driver that functioned on almost all cards...
Might be my misconception.
"Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph." - Anonymous
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here is the bug report
http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/10843
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Have you tried using a Live disk to try and fix your problem?
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So how might I go about downgrading a package? I've never done that before...
[EDIT]
Answered my own question. A downgrade to vesa 1.3.0-5 worked for me. For anyone that needs the command:
pacman -U xf86-video-vesa-1.3.0-5-i686.pkg.tar.gz
Last edited by derekr44 (2008-07-14 04:52:44)
"Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph." - Anonymous
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In addition, I blocked the new vesa driver during system updates (pacman -Syu) by adding the following line to my /etc/pacman.conf file:
IgnorePkg = xf86-video-vesa
"Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph." - Anonymous
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Can someone send me the file xf86-video-vesa-1.3.0-5-i686.pkg.tar.gz ?
I can't find it on any mirror and I cleaned my cache long time ago...
Thanks
Venator
EDIT: Never mind, built myself with ABS.
Last edited by Venator85 (2008-07-18 13:37:33)
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