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sidra

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Registered: 2011-12-22

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Startx connection refused after update (Hybrid graphics)

Hi, I have a problem with starting x after I updated and restarted.
I run openbox without a display manager.

My laptop is : Acer 3820TG.
It has hybrid graphics card solution (the old style) of ATI / Intel.
Both xf86-video- intel/ati are installed and the ati card is automatically disabled on boot.
I know this because when I go to /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo it says so there & the anoying ati fan is off.

I have no idea what changed so that xorg would fail. It worked fine before updating. 

Here is the relevant output of running startx:

X.Org X Server  1.17.4
Release date: 2015-10-28
....
Build date: 01 November 2015
...
Current version of pixman: 0.32.8
...
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). ....some general info about where to find the logs...
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error

Here is the relevant log:

Unable to retrieve master
(EE)
(EE) Fatal server error:
(EE) AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for gpu driver 0 -1
(EE)
....general info about X Org foundation...
(EE) Please also check the log file at.... 
(EE)
(EE) Server terminated with errror(1). Closing log file.

Can anyone help me with this ?
I have tried googling the problem, but I don't seem to find any references to that specific error.
All I find is a few threads that try to solve the problem with Nvidia / Intel switchable graphics cards.

Edit:
Ok. 
I just tried out booting the laptop with the intel disabled. That resorted with the same failure.
I tried booting with both cards enabled and that fails from before.

But what worked was booting  with the discrete gpu disabled. Xorg starts without an issue. ( I have the modified bios intel menu )
So I assume that the ati driver interferes ?
I would like to make it work with the switchable mode. Because when booting windows I get problems.

Last edited by sidra (2015-11-07 12:36:39)