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#1 2010-08-24 21:07:27

alexandrite
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Registered: 2009-03-27
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[SOLVED]Xorg 1.9 Fails to Start

Since the Xorg version bump, X will no longer start using nouveau with KMS enabled.  X prints its pre-start text, the screen clears, then X promptly freezes with a blank screen.  Mashing Ctrl+Alt+Del and Alt+F* seems to indicate that X is not collecting keyboard input.

The logs don't say anything besides what they usually say up till that stage, and there is of course no error output.  Downgrading from [testing] clears this right up, so it must be related to the new Xorg.

Last edited by alexandrite (2010-08-25 10:03:59)

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#2 2010-08-24 21:11:33

72linus
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Registered: 2009-03-14
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Re: [SOLVED]Xorg 1.9 Fails to Start

what nvidia card do you have?

I have to use the nv driver as the nouveau doesnt work for me...

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#3 2010-08-24 21:15:40

alexandrite
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Re: [SOLVED]Xorg 1.9 Fails to Start

It's an ION (Geforce 9400M).  Nouveau works fine with the version of Xorg in extra, but not [testing].

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#4 2010-08-25 05:45:46

ak-89
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Re: [SOLVED]Xorg 1.9 Fails to Start

Try again today. Nouveau driver seems to have been updated little later than others or there was problems with it. Version 0.0.16_git20100819-1 works, I downloaded that manually, because it didn't get synced to mirrors yesterday.

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#5 2010-08-25 10:03:41

alexandrite
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Re: [SOLVED]Xorg 1.9 Fails to Start

Looks like the new nouveau has been added and synced.  All is well; Xorg starts like a pro.

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#6 2010-08-25 10:12:37

ngoonee
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Re: [SOLVED]Xorg 1.9 Fails to Start

Good to hear. Please mark [solved]


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#7 2010-08-25 10:27:13

alexandrite
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Re: [SOLVED]Xorg 1.9 Fails to Start

I was getting there smile  As you can see, I did so merely 18 seconds after posting my reply.

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