x server won't start

[gweinstein]

I don't see how to select the version to install in the console mode of yast. The only actions are Install, Delete, Update, Taboo, and Lock.

[caf4926]

Give me some time. I'll have to reboot my machine to try it for you.

[gweinstein]

I don't if that helps, but at the end of the boot messages, it says

Skipped services in runlevel 5: vboxadd vboxvfs

A little higher it also says that (modprobe vboxadd failed) and (modprobe vboxvfs failed).

[caf4926]

I couldn't see a version tab either.
The error you report is to do with Virtual Box, you probably will need to run the driver setup for it when you get thru this.

Thing is the vesa switch should work. Try it again. Boot to level 3 - login and then go su and do:

sax2 -r -m 0=vesa

When you reboot if it fails - try startx at the cli
If that fails, try switching to su and do: sax2 -r

[caf4926]

In the instruction I just read it says:

If the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver was installed using either the Automatic or Custom
options, then do the following:

Launch the Terminal Application/Window and navigate to the /usr/share/ati folder.

With superuser permissions, enter the command "sh ./fglrx-uninstall.sh".
Reboot your system.

You have now successfully uninstalled the ATI Linux Proprietary Driver.

[gweinstein]

sax2 -r -m 0=vesa just gives me the vesa prompt.

startx now hangs the screen (with a garbled display). Hitting Ctrl-Alt-F1 throws me to a white screen and hangs the machine.

sax2 -r also hangs the screen on a black screen.

In yast software management, I found x11-video-fglrxG01 (searching for the string " ati ", and ati-fglrxG01-kmp-default (and -debug, -pae, -trace). Only debug is installed.

[caf4926]

So maybe check on the earlier info I gave about uninstalling.

Then go back to yast and make sure you have the x11-video and the kernel driver

I'm not sure if you should be using 01 or 02 versions, hang on I see if I can check.

[gweinstein]

Ok, I followed the instruction to uninstall the proprietary driver and the machine now boots to the prompt (without specifying runlevel 3). sax2 won't start with the message

xc: sorry could not start configuration server
xc: for details refer to the log file:

         /var/log/SaX.log

xc: abort

That log file is very long but one of the last paragraphs complains about unloadable fglrx module (loading instead kdb).

[caf4926]

Check this page: ATI Radeon Xpress - openSUSE

I don't even use ATI myself so sorry if I'm a bit flaky. Is yours radeon express?

[caf4926]

So would the solution now be to go back to yast and use the repo to install the driver you had before you crashed it.