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fmma

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From: London

Registered: 2008-07-25

Posts: 25

new xorg 1.5 nt workin

Hi,

and sorry if this has been posted before. I'm in the sane boat with others. Upgraded to 1.5 (big mistake) and have now no X!
I hae generated a new xorg.conf file with Xorg -configure.
Ther are some posts which suggests that the rgb path is the problem in the xorg.conf file. However, my new one does not have this.

Last message on the screen is
shut down error setting MTRR .... Invalid argument.

Sorry cant post my log file (no X).

Is there a way t go back to the old version ?
(Yes, I have already emptied the cache files).

many thanks for your help

frank

amranu

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Registered: 2008-09-25

Posts: 94

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

Uh, I'm not really seeing how you can't post your log file. vi /var/log/Xorg.0.log

jayanath

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Registered: 2008-08-16

Posts: 30

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

The newest versions of Xorg feature autodetection

- Arch Installation Guide
Make a backup of your current xorg.conf file and do a restart. That worked for me. If the autodetection works good you will end up with a working system with NO xorg.conf file

Cheers,
Jayanath

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publius

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Registered: 2008-10-18

Posts: 15

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

I'm getting the same error when starting X:

[b]error setting MTRR ... Invalid argument (22)[/b]

I'm using an ATI Radeon mobile card (a dell inspiron 6000 laptop). Everything worked well before updating the system earlier today. I tried backing up and removing my xorg.conf. Then I rebooted and tried again: same error. Xorg.0.log says: "Failed to load module fbdev (module does not exist)". To note, I have already commented out the reference to RgbPath and the Record module, which was not being found either.

Also, this may be obvious to those of you who know what MTRR does, but if I have any program specified to run in  .xinitrc, X does start and the program runs (say an Xterm) but immediately freezes and I have to do a hard reboot.  When this happens, there is no error reported in Xorg.0.log.

EDIT:

I get this in the Xorg.0.log:

(WW) RADEON(0): LVDS Infor:
(WW) RADEON(0): DRI init changed memory map, adjusting ...
(WW) RADEON(0):    MC_FB_LOCATION was: 0xd3ffd000 is: 0xd3ffd000
(WW) RADEON(0):    MC_AGP_LOCATION wasL 0xffffffc0 is: 0xffffffc0

help!

Last edited by publius (2008-12-09 18:21:46)

zenlord

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2006-05-24

Posts: 1,221

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Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

Do you have the evdev-driver installed? Without it, it might seem that your system is frozen, because neither keyboard or mouse are working without this driver.

And (WW) are very rarely the culprit in your xorg.x.log. Look for (EE)...

Zl.

marsqing

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From: Shanghai, China

Registered: 2007-08-28

Posts: 5

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

I have this problem on my MacBook 402, which is intel 965GM, too. Dont't know whether it's a problem of xorg or the xf86-video-intel driver. Any one can help?

borunov

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From: Yekaterinburg, Russia

Registered: 2008-12-12

Posts: 4

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

on my laptop Intel 965M. look my xorg.conf:

Section "Module"
        Load            "glx"
        Load            "dri"
EndSection
        
Section "ServerFlags"
    Option        "AIGLX"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
    Driver        "kbd"
    Option        "XkbRules"    "xorg"
    Option        "XkbModel"    "pc105"
    Option        "XkbLayout"    "us,ru"
    Option        "XkbVariant"    ",winkeys"
#    Option        "XkbOptions"    "grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,lv3:ralt_switch,grp_led:scroll"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
    Driver        "mouse"
    Option        "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier    "Synaptics Touchpad"
    Driver        "synaptics"
    Option        "SendCoreEvents"    "true"
    Option        "Device"    "/dev/psaux"
    Option        "Protocol"    "auto-dev"
    Option        "HorizEdgeScroll"    "0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
    Boardname    "intel"
    Busid        "PCI:0:2:0"
    Driver        "intel"
    Screen    0
        Option          "DRI"           "Yes"
#        Option          "UseFBDev"      "true"

    Option "AccelMethod" "exa"
#    Option "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
    Option "ExaNoComposite" "false"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
    Vendorname    "Plug 'n' Play"
    Modelname    "Plug 'n' Play"
    Gamma    1.0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    Device        "Configured Video Device"
    Defaultdepth    24
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth    24
        Modes        "1280x800@60"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier    "Default Layout"
  screen 0 "Default Screen" 0 0
#    Inputdevice    "Synaptics Touchpad"
EndSection



Section "DRI"
    Group        "video"
        Mode            0660
EndSection

Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

I've got the exact same problems after a system upgrade to extra (and later testing, too). Can't seem to get xorg-server working with one of the built-in drivers (OS Ati, vesa) and can't load fglrx module for catalyst (see here). So I've now a system without X, too

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Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

Got it working now.

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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

Bah, I'm getting this too... Mine is Intel 945GM.

stefanwilkens

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From: Enschede, the Netherlands

Registered: 2008-12-10

Posts: 624

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

I had some immense trouble with the latest xorg update. Keypresses caused irradic behaviour, pressing "s" once would result in "sss", buggy output from synaptic. Almost as if every device was activated tree times, all parsing output to X.

X.Org X Server 1.5.3
Release Date: 5 November 2008
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.27-ARCH i686 
Current Operating System: Linux lapsteef 2.6.27-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Dec 8 22:01:01 UTC 2008 i686
Build Date: 17 December 2008  08:20:05PM

disabeling hotplugging solved my issue.

My xorg.conf:

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "SynapticsTouchpad"    "SendCoreEvents"
#    Option    "AllowEmptyInput"    "false"
    Option    "AutoAddDevices"    "false"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load  "xtrap"
    Load  "dbe"
    Load  "dri"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "freetype"
    Load  "synaptics"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Keyboard0"
    Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse0"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option        "Protocol" "auto"
    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    #DisplaySize      330   210    # mm
    Identifier   "Monitor0"
    VendorName   "SEC"
    ModelName    "4e45"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "NoAccel"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "SWcursor"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ColorKey"               # <i>
        #Option     "CacheLines"             # <i>
        #Option     "Dac6Bit"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DRI"                    # [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoDDC"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShowCache"              # [<bool>]
        #Option     "XvMCSurfaces"           # <i>
        #Option     "PageFlip"               # [<bool>]
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "intel"
    VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
    BoardName   "Mobile GME965/GLE960 Integrated Graphics Controller"
    BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Card0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     1
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     4
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     8
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     15
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     16
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier  "SynapticsTouchpad"
   Driver      "synaptics"
   Option      "AlwaysCore"        "true"  # send events to CorePointer
  #Option      "Device"            "/dev/input/mice"
  #Option      "Device"            "/dev/psaux"
   Option      "Device"            "/dev/input/mouse1"
   Option      "Protocol"          "auto-dev"
   Option      "SHMConfig"         "false" # configurable at runtime? security risk
   Option      "LeftEdge"          "1700"  # x coord left
   Option      "RightEdge"         "5300"  # x coord right
   Option      "TopEdge"           "1700"  # y coord top
   Option      "BottomEdge"        "4200"  # y coord bottom
   Option      "FingerLow"         "25"    # pressure below this level triggers release
   Option      "FingerHigh"        "30"    # pressure above this level triggers touch
   Option      "MaxTapTime"        "180"   # max time in ms for detecting tap
   Option      "VertEdgeScroll"    "true"  # enable vertical scroll zone
   Option      "HorizEdgeScroll"   "true"  # enable horizontal scroll zone
   Option      "CornerCoasting"    "true"  # enable continuous scroll with finger in corner
   Option      "CoastingSpeed"     "0.30"  # corner coasting speed
   Option      "VertScrollDelta"   "100"   # edge-to-edge scroll distance of the vertical scroll
   Option      "HorizScrollDelta"  "100"   # edge-to-edge scroll distance of the horizontal scroll
   Option      "MinSpeed"          "0.10"  # speed factor for low pointer movement
   Option      "MaxSpeed"          "0.60"  # maximum speed factor for fast pointer movement
   Option      "AccelFactor"       "0.0020"    # acceleration factor for normal pointer movements
   Option      "VertTwoFingerScroll"   "true"    # vertical scroll anywhere with two fingers
   Option      "HorizTwoFingerScroll"  "true"    # horizontal scroll anywhere with two fingers
   Option      "TapButton1"        "1"   # non-corner 1 finger tap
   Option      "TapButton2"        "2"   # non-corner 2 finger tap
   Option      "TapButton3"        "3"   # non-corner 3 finger tap
EndSection

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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

This is a different bug, and disabling hotplugging does not seem to solve it...

exzur

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Registered: 2008-12-20

Posts: 4

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

I agree that this a different problem and disabling hotplugging does not solve it. I can use X with no problem as root but with other user does not work. It stop with "Config/hal newInputdeviceRequest failed.

BKJ

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Registered: 2008-09-19

Posts: 71

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

Same issue as exzur of "(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed" but my issue just started this week after weeks of success with 1.5.  In addition, I don't think the "(EE) config/hal: NewInputDeviceRequest failed"  errors are related as I have these same erros on my working 3 laptops.  My 3 laptops with arch have no problems.  It is my desktop with the issue (not working).     I have removed my xorg.conf rebooted etc...  Same effect...  So i put my old working xorg.conf back rebooted again same issue.  Yes, I have hal in my daemons list as well.  I have also discovered after many many many reboots once in a while it will come up correctly but the next reboot(s) are back to the same result.

My video card is: VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44 [Quadro NVS 285] (rev a1)
I am using the latest and greatest driver: nvidia 177.82-1 and nvidia-utils 177.82-1 (card is on the supported list)

I have these errors in /var/log/errors.log:
Dec 20 23:05:07 hom kdm[3173]: X server startup timeout, terminating
Dec 20 23:05:18 hom kdm[3173]: X server for display :0 can't be started, session disabled

If anyone would like anything else for diagnosing this I would be more than happier to provide the requested information.  I really need to resolve the issue, as the desktop is used by the entire family and they are starting to get annoyed.

[UPDATE]
After poking around for a while I finally fixed my issue by editing the following file: /opt/kde/share/config/kdm/kdmrc and adding this "ServerTimeout=30" to this section "[X-*-Core]" which looks like this:

Resources=/opt/kde/share/config/kdm/Xresources
ServerTimeout=30
ServerCmd=/usr/bin/X -br -nolisten tcp

The default timeout is 15 seconds and upping that fixed the problem for me.  Having a look at this gave me the idea: https://fedorahosted.org/kde-settings/b … mrc?rev=14

Last edited by BKJ (2008-12-21 04:34:13)

exzur

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Registered: 2008-12-20

Posts: 4

Re: new xorg 1.5 nt workin

X is working now in ordinary user. I apoligize for overlooking some setup details. All the time I thought that X shall look for xinitrc in the /etc/X11/xinit directory but when I copied it as .xinitrc in the home directory of the ordinary user account X worked with and without AutoAddDevices set. It took me some time to figure out. Its been a while since I setup a new X. I used to compile everything from kernel to X, this is just my second time to use ArchLinux as base. Previously I start setup with DosLinux.