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screenfox

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Registered: 2023-05-13

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[Solved] Xserver broken after update

Update: Either mkinitcpio (see below) or an update that became available for my AUR nvidia-470xx-utils drivers solved it.

Hi,

when updating from the -1 versions of

xorg-server-21.1.8-2  xorg-server-common-21.1.8-2  xorg-server-devel-21.1.8-2  xorg-server-xephyr-21.1.8-2 xorg-server-xnest-21.1.8-2  xorg-server-xvfb-21.1.8-2

, the x server did not come up again without any useful error message (no screens found, but no hint to why). Since i had to roll back the update to be able to use the forum, i cannot post the log. 

Is any problem with xorg-server 21.1.8-2 known? Where could i find the patch notes for this specific version?

Last edited by screenfox (2023-07-26 13:09:13)

JaydenDev

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Registered: 2022-07-11

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Re: [Solved] Xserver broken after update

I had a similar issue after possibly the same update. Do you have a nvidia GPU?

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Intel Core i5-2400 Nvidia GTX 1050ti Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury (Mouse) BestBuy Essentials USB Keyboard
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screenfox

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Registered: 2023-05-13

Posts: 49

Re: [Solved] Xserver broken after update

I had a similar issue after possibly the same update. Do you have a nvidia GPU?

I have one for use with vfio/qemu, one for the xserver and one other (amd cpu) also for the xserver. 
The setup is a bit complicated, the nvidia gpu for use with the xserver runs on the AUR nvidia-470xx-utils drivers.

JaydenDev

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Registered: 2022-07-11

Posts: 172

Re: [Solved] Xserver broken after update

I had a similar issue after possibly the same update. Do you have a nvidia GPU?

I have one for use with vfio/qemu, one for the xserver and one other (amd cpu) also for the xserver. 
The setup is a bit complicated, the nvidia gpu for use with the xserver runs on the AUR nvidia-470xx-utils drivers.

Well the following commands fixed the issue I had, worth a try.

sudo mkinitcpio -P
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

This updates the initramfs and grub bootloader. After running these my display manager started up as normal. (There was a Nvidia driver update and a kernel update in the same update).

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System Specs:
Intel Core i5-2400 Nvidia GTX 1050ti Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury (Mouse) BestBuy Essentials USB Keyboard
Software Specifications:
Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma Window Manager: KWin Operating System: Arch Linux (btw)

screenfox

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Registered: 2023-05-13

Posts: 49

Re: [Solved] Xserver broken after update

sudo mkinitcpio -P
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

This updates the initramfs and grub bootloader. After running these my display manager started up as normal. (There was a Nvidia driver update and a kernel update in the same update).

Not sure what solved it, but now there is an update for the legacy drivers that was not there last time i tried. Either that or something with the (i thought i automated) mkinitcpio. Thank you very much in any case!

seth

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Re: [Solved] Xserver broken after update

If updating the initramfs fixed it you're likely looking for https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA#pacman_hook

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