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Tarr

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Registered: 2014-02-26

Posts: 5

xorg-server and lts kernel

Since the update to xorg-server to 1.20.9 my system doesn't start up the graphical environment anymore when using the lts kernel 5.4.74. The regular kernel 5.9.3 works. Downgrading the xorg-server packages to 1.20.8 solves the issue. The is with the nvidia driver.

Any ideas besides using IgnorePkg? Unfortunately using the regular kernel stopped being an option today as 5.9.4 broke the vmware workstation support. Oh well.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: xorg-server and lts kernel

There's no inherent incompatibility between these packages.

What's the exact behaviour of "doesn't start up" anymore? If xorg technically starts, but crashes it should write a log, if it doesn't there should be some information in the system journal. Either way, for this to go anywhere we need output and logs

Tarr

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Registered: 2014-02-26

Posts: 5

Re: xorg-server and lts kernel

The issue seems to be a Segmentation fault of the X-Server, full log at http://ix.io/2Ddc

[     4.447] (EE) 0: /usr/lib/Xorg (xorg_backtrace+0x53) [0x55cf73f1dbd3]
[     4.447] (EE) 1: /usr/lib/Xorg (0x55cf73dd7000+0x151a15) [0x55cf73f28a15]
[     4.447] (EE) 2: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (0x7ffacfb5b000+0x3d6a0) [0x7ffacfb986a0]
[     4.447] (EE) 3: /usr/lib/Xorg (xf86BusProbe+0x1c2) [0x55cf73f32e32]
[     4.447] (EE) 4: /usr/lib/Xorg (InitOutput+0xeaa) [0x55cf73f4444a]
[     4.447] (EE) 5: /usr/lib/Xorg (0x55cf73dd7000+0x39426) [0x55cf73e10426]
[     4.447] (EE) 6: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf2) [0x7ffacfb83152]
[     4.447] (EE) 7: /usr/lib/Xorg (_start+0x2e) [0x55cf73e115ae]
[     4.447] (EE)
[     4.447] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x0

Last edited by Tarr (2020-11-06 12:35:34)

Lone_Wolf

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Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: xorg-server and lts kernel

[     4.439] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

post the contents of that file please.

[     4.446] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card1)
[     4.446] (II) Platform probe for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/drm/card1
[     4.446] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[     4.446] (II) Platform probe for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/drm/card0

Your system appears to have 2 videocards, post lspci -k .

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loqs

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Re: xorg-server and lts kernel

[     4.447] (EE) 3: /usr/lib/Xorg (xf86BusProbe+0x1c2) [0x55cf73f32e32]
[     4.447] (EE) 4: /usr/lib/Xorg (InitOutput+0xeaa) [0x55cf73f4444a]
[     4.447] (EE) 5: /usr/lib/Xorg (0x55cf73dd7000+0x39426) [0x55cf73e10426]
[     4.447] (EE) 6: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf2) [0x7ffacfb83152]
[     4.447] (EE) 7: /usr/lib/Xorg (_start+0x2e) [0x55cf73e115ae]

Looks like https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/67831

Tarr

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Registered: 2014-02-26

Posts: 5

Re: xorg-server and lts kernel

Updating to 1.20.9.r21.g5c400cae1-2 has fixed the issue.