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Llama

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Registered: 2008-03-03

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xorg-server 1.6 and Intel GM965 video card[SOLVED]

Hi,

Because of gtk2/libxi upgrade issue / keyboard layout issue I had to upgrade to xorg-server 1.6 from testing. It won't configure: "Missing output drivers. Configuration failed". Any ideas?

Last edited by Llama (2009-04-02 05:21:07)

dcrabs

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Registered: 2008-10-03

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Re: xorg-server 1.6 and Intel GM965 video card[SOLVED]

Could you specify your problem a little bit better?
What and how are you trying to configure?

Llama

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Re: xorg-server 1.6 and Intel GM965 video card[SOLVED]

I'm just replacing xorg-server 1.5 with xorg-server 1.6. X won't start;

# Xorg -configure

returns the name of the video card and the error message above. The log contains no more than this message.

bender02

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Registered: 2007-02-04

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Re: xorg-server 1.6 and Intel GM965 video card[SOLVED]

methinks you also need at least the new xf86-video-intel driver from testing. but beware of problems to come... crashes, freezes and other hellish behavior
seriously, try running X without a xorg.conf (with the new drivers), that's what I had most success with (on the same chipset as yours).

Llama

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Re: xorg-server 1.6 and Intel GM965 video card[SOLVED]

Thanks!

xf86-video-intel
xf86-input-synaptics

from testing is the solution - more or less .

testing disabled again:

# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
kdemod-core is up to date
kdemod-extragear is up to date
archlinuxfr is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: intel-dri: local (7.3-1) is newer than extra (7.2-2)
warning: libgl: local (7.3-1) is newer than extra (7.2-1)
warning: xf86-input-evdev: local (2.2.0-1) is newer than extra (2.1.2-1)
warning: xf86-input-synaptics: local (1.1.0-1) is newer than extra (1.0.0-1)
warning: xorg-server: local (1.6.0-1) is newer than extra (1.5.3-4)
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: intel-dri: requires libdrm>=2.4.4
:: libgl: requires libdrm>=2.4.5

Any ideas?

Last edited by Llama (2009-03-31 19:15:25)

Dr4go

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Registered: 2008-08-24

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Re: xorg-server 1.6 and Intel GM965 video card[SOLVED]

Open /etc/pacman.conf with your favorite editor and add libdrm (and probably xf86-video-intel too) to the ignored packages. Don't be afraid, you will still see if there are new packages available... and as soon as the version number of libdrm and/or xf86-video-intel equals the version number installed on your system (from testing) you can safely remove them again in the /etc/pacman.conf file.

Greetings,
Dr4go

Llama

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Re: xorg-server 1.6 and Intel GM965 video card[SOLVED]

Thanks!

By the way, Dr4go, would you care to explain why I had to put xf86-video-intel in the IgnorePkg? One would expect to see newer than warning, like with other testing components.

dcrabs

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Re: xorg-server 1.6 and Intel GM965 video card[SOLVED]

Did you install libdrm from testing? Cause that comes with version 2.4.5-2 and you shouldn't get this error message. Maybe there is a missing dependency in the package build. But just ignoring it is in my opinion not the solution cause those packages in testing are compiled against it.

Llama

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Re: xorg-server 1.6 and Intel GM965 video card[SOLVED]

Did you install libdrm from testing? Cause that comes with version 2.4.5-2 and you shouldn't get this error message. Maybe there is a missing dependency in the package build. But just ignoring it is in my opinion not the solution cause those packages in testing are compiled against it.

It's obvious from the pacman output that the packages in question come from testing. As everything works, I suspect some packaging artifact.

Dr4go

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Re: xorg-server 1.6 and Intel GM965 video card[SOLVED]

@ Llama: I just can't explain it, I'm sorry. No, seriously: It worked for me, so I posted it here.

@ dcrabs: Well... yes, I also have installed libdrm and xf86-video-intel from testing and also got this strange error message. I also thought, that a warning (like the other packages) would do it, but I ended up in ignoring them both... otherwise I'm also not able to perform an update using pacman or yaourt.

And afaik there is no other we can do then ignoring them 'til they move to extra...

EDIT: Sorry, I forgot to add something... This problem exists only if you want to install a few packages of the testing repo and then remove this repo in the pacman.conf. Just to complete this whole thread and not to irritate a few people.

Because I also think Llama behaves the same way, don't you?

Last edited by Dr4go (2009-04-01 17:20:21)