[SOVLED]Xorg not starting

WeebSpirit · 2022-01-30 12:01:35

Today i tried tinkering with nvidia drivers and it lead to xorg breaking. I assumed it was because /etc/X11/xorg.conf which i edited. I tried to find the default config file for it, pasted it but it still doesn't launch. Here's logs:

[    78.927] X.Org X Server 1.21.1.3
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[    78.928] Current Operating System: Linux arch 5.16.3-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:18:25 +0000 x86_64
[    78.928] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=b174f517-1978-437a-a0d9-b1883048c1a8 rw loglevel=3 quiet
[    78.928]  
[    78.928] Current version of pixman: 0.40.0
[    78.928] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[    78.928] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[    78.928] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jan 30 13:24:52 2022
[    78.929] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[    78.929] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    78.929] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[    78.929] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
[    78.929] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[    78.929] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[    78.929] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
[    78.929] (**) |   |-->GPUDevice "main"
[    78.929] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[    78.929] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[    78.929] (==) Automatically adding devices
[    78.929] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[    78.930] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[    78.930] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
[    78.930] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[    78.930] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
[    78.930] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    78.930] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
[    78.930] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[    78.930] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi
[    78.930] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[    78.930] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[    78.930] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[    78.930] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[    78.930] (II) Module ABI versions:
[    78.930] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[    78.930] 	X.Org Video Driver: 25.2
[    78.930] 	X.Org XInput driver : 24.4
[    78.930] 	X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[    78.930] (++) using VT number 1

[    78.933] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31
[    78.933] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[    78.933] (II) Platform probe for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.0/drm/card0
[    78.933] (EE) systemd-logind: failed to take device /dev/dri/card0: Invalid argument
[    78.934] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[    78.934] (II) Platform probe for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:05:00.0/drm/card1
[    78.935] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card1 226:1 fd 11 paused 0
[    80.798] (--) PCI: (1@0:0:0) 10de:1f99:1025:1447 rev 161, Mem @ 0xd0000000/16777216, 0xfcc0000000/268435456, 0xfcd0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x00003000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
[    80.798] (--) PCI:*(5@0:0:0) 1002:1636:1025:1455 rev 198, Mem @ 0xfce0000000/268435456, 0xfcf0000000/2097152, 0xd1500000/524288, I/O @ 0x00001000/256
[    80.799] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
[    80.799] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    80.799] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[    80.801] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    80.801] 	compiled for 1.21.1.3, module version = 1.0.0
[    80.801] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[    80.801] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    80.801] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
[    80.801] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
[    80.801] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[    80.801] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[    80.801] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[    80.801] (EE) No drivers available.
[    80.801] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[    80.801] (EE) no screens found(EE) 
[    80.801] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
[    80.801] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[    80.801] (EE) 
[    80.860] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

Last edited by WeebSpirit (2022-01-30 19:37:33)

Slithery · 2022-01-30 12:12:42

The default is for that file to not exist at all. Delete it entirely and try again.

seth · 2022-01-30 13:56:31

On top of that

i tried tinkering with nvidia drivers

they're also no longer there

[    80.801] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    80.801] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia

so tinker-re-install them, but for a hybrid system you MUST NOT use nvidia-settings to generate a configuration.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus

WeebSpirit · 2022-01-30 14:58:44

Slithery wrote:

The default is for that file to not exist at all. Delete it entirely and try again.

seth wrote:

On top of that
i tried tinkering with nvidia drivers
they're also no longer there
[    80.801] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
[    80.801] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
so tinker-re-install them, but for a hybrid system you MUST NOT use nvidia-settings to generate a configuration.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus

I tried deleting /etc/X11/xorg.conf. It didn't help.
Actually as i remember the only parameter i used with nvidia-settings was

nvidia-settings --assign CurrentMetaMode="nvidia-auto-select +0+0 { ForceFullCompositionPipeline = On }"

But that was a long time ago. Since then i deleted it and never used. Before i broke xorg i didn't use it at all.

seth · 2022-01-30 15:13:07

I tried deleting /etc/X11/xorg.conf. It didn't help.

It doesn't help because the driver is, for whatever reason, no longer there after your "tinkering".
The file has no business being there either way, you can enforce the FCP w/ a configlet - but that's for later.
First fix the driver installation.

pacman -Qs nvidia

WeebSpirit · 2022-01-30 15:29:21

seth wrote:

I tried deleting /etc/X11/xorg.conf. It didn't help.
It doesn't help because the driver is, for whatever reason, no longer there after your "tinkering".
The file has no business being there either way, you can enforce the FCP w/ a configlet - but that's for later.
First fix the driver installation.
pacman -Qs nvidia

returns:

local/egl-wayland 2:1.1.9+r3+g582b2d3-1
    EGLStream-based Wayland external platform
local/libvdpau 1.4-1
    Nvidia VDPAU library
local/nvidia 495.46-11
    NVIDIA drivers for linux
local/nvidia-utils 495.46-2
    NVIDIA drivers utilities
local/xf86-video-nouveau 1.0.17-2 (xorg-drivers)
    Open Source 3D acceleration driver for nVidia cards

seth · 2022-01-30 15:47:57

pacman -Qkk nvidia nvidia-utils

will likely yell some errors and you'll have to re-install them.

WeebSpirit · 2022-01-30 15:57:44

seth wrote:

I tried deleting /etc/X11/xorg.conf. It didn't help.
It doesn't help because the driver is, for whatever reason, no longer there after your "tinkering".
The file has no business being there either way, you can enforce the FCP w/ a configlet - but that's for later.
First fix the driver installation.
pacman -Qs nvidia

returns:

local/egl-wayland 2:1.1.9+r3+g582b2d3-1
    EGLStream-based Wayland external platform
local/libvdpau 1.4-1
    Nvidia VDPAU library
local/nvidia 495.46-11
    NVIDIA drivers for linux
local/nvidia-utils 495.46-2
    NVIDIA drivers utilities
local/xf86-video-nouveau 1.0.17-2 (xorg-drivers)
    Open Source 3D acceleration driver for nVidia cards

WeebSpirit · 2022-01-30 17:20:10

seth wrote:

pacman -Qkk nvidia nvidia-utils
will likely yell some errors and you'll have to re-install them.

returns:

nvidia: 14 total files, 0 altered files
nvidia-utils: 208 total files, 0 altered files

seth · 2022-01-30 17:26:14

That doesn't fit

[    80.801] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia

Please post an updated Xorg log.

WeebSpirit · 2022-01-30 17:41:27

seth wrote:

That doesn't fit
[    80.801] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
Please post an updated Xorg log.

here's the problem. It doesn't update the log. It can't even stop running and after i switch to an another tty i can't get back to the one where i launched x.

WeebSpirit · 2022-01-30 17:48:39

UPD: I tried killing bspwm which i launch through xorg. Tty works, but the new log file isn't there

seth · 2022-01-30 18:07:12

Do you get output when running "Xorg" from the console?

WeebSpirit · 2022-01-30 18:24:03

seth wrote:

Do you get output when running "Xorg" from the console?

I'm really sorry but the only place i can upload to now is imgur. https://imgur.com/a/m0e2ETc

WeebSpirit · 2022-01-30 19:37:17

Marking this as solved. I deleted the directory /etc/X11 and after rebooting it's all fine now.

seth · 2022-01-30 20:35:37

There was probably a stale bad config in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d (you ended up w/ no output) but you rather did not want to delete /etc/X11/xinit and should restore that directory (there're now files missing from xorg-xinit and systemd)

WeebSpirit · 2022-01-31 08:34:34

seth wrote:

There was probably a stale bad config in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d (you ended up w/ no output) but you rather did not want to delete /etc/X11/xinit and should restore that directory (there're now files missing from xorg-xinit and systemd)

I deleted it using

sudo rm -r /etc/x11

Is it still possible to recover? Tho everything is fine. Nothing works wrong.

seth · 2022-01-31 08:49:09

Re-installing the xorg-xinit and systemd packages should™ sanitize the situation.
Do not conduct partial updates in doing so, either re-install them from the cache or if you have to update them, update the entire system.

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