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#1 2007-11-19 01:39:32

Rognon
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Registered: 2006-10-05
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[testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

Hi,
I've been running with packages from the [testing] repo for quite some time now and never encountered a problem... until today. After a kernel update (to version 2.6.23.8-1), X just started to act strangely. When I try to start gnome or XFCE, it just freezes and it leaves me no other option than doing a hard power off. I looked for something odd in the logs but could not find anything suspicions. I could fix my problem by reverting to the [core] kernel version. I would like to report a bug but would need some help to find out exactly what is wrong to be able to give a detailed bug description.

Thanks,
Rognon

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#2 2007-11-19 06:27:34

tpowa
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From: Lauingen , Germany
Registered: 2004-04-05
Posts: 2,322

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

do you have latest nvidia package too?
you need nvidia -4 package else it has to freeze because of timer stats option enabled in kernel

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#3 2007-11-19 16:18:53

chaosgeisterchen
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From: Kefermarkt, Upper Austria
Registered: 2006-11-20
Posts: 550

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

Same here. I had both the most current nvidia and kernel26 package and upon loading X the system freezes. I was able to watch a grasp of an error message before the runlevel changed to 5 and hence X started, stalling the system completely.


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#4 2007-11-19 16:55:03

tpowa
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From: Lauingen , Germany
Registered: 2004-04-05
Posts: 2,322

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

please use the -5 package it seems the -4 doesn't work for everyone anymore, grrr

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#5 2007-11-20 09:15:34

NoOneImportant
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From: Deep Southern California
Registered: 2007-02-13
Posts: 178

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

this problem isn't exclusive to the kernel in the testing repo

i had to revert to the old kernel (lucky for me i had just built a custom kernel) and the old nvidia driver

what was happening was that my entire machine crashed when running glxinfo and the only solution was a hard restart (holding the power button down)

Last edited by NoOneImportant (2007-11-20 09:37:22)

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#6 2007-11-21 20:41:04

chaosgeisterchen
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From: Kefermarkt, Upper Austria
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Posts: 550

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

It's still not working, tpowa. Updating to 2.6.23-8-1 (core!) and nvidia 100.14.19.5 did not do the trick, it still freezes when starting X.

I was not able to encrypt the error messages yet and and had to delete all my logs (they ate up all the space on my root partition).


celestary
Intel Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 GHz
kernel26
KDEmod current repository

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#7 2007-11-22 04:59:36

jfca283
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From: Santiago, Chile
Registered: 2007-10-09
Posts: 177

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

i have the same problem with a kernel upgrade from the core repo
but i haven't upgraded my nvidia driver
how can i fix it?

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#8 2007-11-22 21:17:09

jfca283
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From: Santiago, Chile
Registered: 2007-10-09
Posts: 177

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

i don't know how downgrade my kernel...
any help?
i lost linux...

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#9 2007-11-22 21:28:21

Rognon
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Registered: 2006-10-05
Posts: 40

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

jfca283 wrote:

i don't know how downgrade my kernel...
any help?

Since I was using the [testing] kernel, I just reverted to the [core] one. To do this, I commented the lines about the [testing] repo in my /etc/pacman.conf file and did a

pacman -Sy kernel26

I had to be in console mode first though (since X would not want to start).

That worked for me.

Rognon

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#10 2007-11-22 22:37:22

jfca283
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From: Santiago, Chile
Registered: 2007-10-09
Posts: 177

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

but i can't acces to the console
gdm starts automatically, because i included it in my DAEMONS...
i will try with the installation CD, mounting the system, editin my rc.conf with nano and delete gdm
this problem es very strange, if persist, i won't be able to upgrade to any kernel...it worries me a little

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#11 2007-11-22 23:01:58

jfca283
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From: Santiago, Chile
Registered: 2007-10-09
Posts: 177

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

i couldn't
when i access to nano and open rc.conf, doesn't show the rc.conf that i had
it seems that opens the rc.conf that came with the installation
i'm lost
i can't access to the shell, cause gnome start automatically and freezes the system, so i can't use pacman or any method to go to the shell
what can i do?

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#12 2007-11-22 23:42:04

chaosgeisterchen
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From: Kefermarkt, Upper Austria
Registered: 2006-11-20
Posts: 550

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

Use the fallback kernel, this should work out.


celestary
Intel Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 GHz
kernel26
KDEmod current repository

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#13 2007-11-23 00:13:21

jfca283
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From: Santiago, Chile
Registered: 2007-10-09
Posts: 177

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

how?
don't let me do nothing except rebooting...

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#14 2007-11-23 03:44:25

jfca283
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From: Santiago, Chile
Registered: 2007-10-09
Posts: 177

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

i had to modify my rc.conf from windowsXP
then i ran pacman -Syu
and that was all, i could solved it

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#15 2007-11-23 08:07:50

chaosgeisterchen
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From: Kefermarkt, Upper Austria
Registered: 2006-11-20
Posts: 550

Re: [testing] kernel (2.6.23.8-1) upgrade broke X

You should have an entry in your GRUB, called "Arch Linux Fallback" or the like, it's installed by default, just to add that.


celestary
Intel Core2Duo E6300 @ 1.86 GHz
kernel26
KDEmod current repository

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