20s to 30s will give you the idea. Fan is not from the laptop lol. 'tis a 7970 ejector fan at 80% 4000 rpms or something.
[video=youtube_share;ZwNYBO1_A2U]http://youtu.be/ZwNYBO1_A2U[/video]
Expertise: Linux amateur (at least in terms of the guts and conf files)
Given the nature of the problem, search engine results are heard to come by.
What’s happening is that the OS goes through GRUB, begins booting successfully, then one of two things happen:
The screen goes dark, then flickers and KDE comes to life and logs in, succesful (ish) boot.
Or…it gets past GRUB, and unless I select recovery mode (nomodeset) I am treated to a completely non response (no console) psychedelic lightshow, and am forced to hard off, and try again until I boot succesfully.
This is a nicely ‘lived in’ install, lot
Some key background information is that I originally installed this installation as OpenSUSE 12.3 on a different system. That system’s mobo died so I threw the SSD into another laptop. From Nvidia 8200M to ATI Radeon HD3100. Linux works when win don’t, hurray. But, see the youtube video.
What debug logs should I be checking and where are they? Verbose boot just warns me that ata softresets are failing (while successful) and that [failed]samba isn’t starting.
I think maybe I need to just rip out X and reinstall it. I tried removing some Nvidia packages, a Mesa package etc and re-installing Radeon. Also there was an abortive catalyst legacy install at some point. (after the problem).
I believe there is an issue with Toshiba laptops and linux VGA. I don’t remember exactly what was used to fix the issue, but it was something like “nomodeset” or “acpi=off” added to the kernel command line at boot.
Ty Buddlespit - yeah I think nomodeset boots correctly everytime (that’s why recovery mode works). I stuck it in my main boot entry, but of course now my display resolution is defaulted. Is there a way to work around this? Like set a mode post-boot?
A while ago I think I did read a thread on boot issues. No mention of the lightshow though. ACPI-off did nothing last time I tried it. Will give it a shot though. Give standby issues I might want to have that switch there anyway.
>
> Thank’s for the insight hcvv.
>
> Ty Buddlespit - yeah I think nomodeset boots correctly
everytime (that’s
> why recovery mode works). I stuck it in my main boot
entry, but of
> course now my display resolution is defaulted. Is
there a way to work
> around this? Like set a mode post-boot?
>
> A while ago I think I did read a thread on boot
issues. No mention of
> the lightshow though. ACPI-off did nothing last time I
tried it. Will
> give it a shot though. Give standby issues I might
want to have that
> switch there anyway.
>
Are you using Grub2? If so as soon as you get the first
window (where you select normal boot or recovery, hit
the e-key as soon as it stops for a second for you to
make selection. This will bring up an edit menu for the
default boot selection. You can add the nomodeset to the
Linux line there.
This is only for the current boot, after that go to the
boot loader or and editor to modify the
/boot/grub2/grub.cfg menu.
CODE:
I already know all about nomodeset - it does what it does but I’d hardly call working in 1024x768 a solution.
It’s also not technically a “hardware issue” because other software doesn’t have the problem. Once I locate my USB stick I’ll boot into portable stock 13.1 and see if has the issue.
Thanks, sorry all if my tone is a little ungrateful or annoyed
So, I should be spending my time trying to find a proper driver for the ATI GPU, like toy around with installing official legacy and stuff?
or is is the monitor?
Should I be looking for another type of driver, like the chipset, or a more abstract idea like ‘system’ drivers?
Any advice on where to ‘look’ or what specifically to do? I’m familiar with installing packages, but I don’t know off by heart how to clean a video driver installation by deleting certain conf files or conf files pertaining to x, and I’ve only been using linux for 5 years and mostly as a typical student user.
In fact I switched to OpenSUSE hoping that Novell client programs would work better than the luck I’d been having on Ubuntu [version: >2012 Shiggy Diggy Dog I think]
Have a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log for errors. If you don’t have a working desktop, you can switch to a console eg CTRL-ALT-F3 and copy the log file to your home directory. Reboot in fail-safe mode and then you can examine the (copied) file in a graphical environment.
Some key background information is that I originally installed this installation as OpenSUSE 12.3 on a different system. That system’s mobo died so I threw the SSD into another laptop. From Nvidia 8200M to ATI Radeon HD3100. Linux works when win don’t, hurray. But, see the youtube video.
What debug logs should I be checking and where are they? Verbose boot just warns me that ata softresets are failing (while successful) and that [failed]samba isn’t starting.
I think maybe I need to just rip out X and reinstall it. I tried removing some Nvidia packages, a Mesa package etc and re-installing Radeon. Also there was an abortive catalyst legacy install at some point. (after the problem).
Any assistance will be appreciated.
Given this info, maybe the proprietary drivers have left Xorg partially crippled. (I know that they use their own openGL libraries, so maybe that is the problem.)
To be clear, I have a working desktop, even without nomodeset. It just sometimes takes multiple boot attempts. Sometimes it’s the first time 5 times in a row.
I’m relatively sure that I switched drivers. I went into yast, searced for nouveau, nvidia, and removed all related packages, then installed ‘Radeon’ (the open source ATI drivers)
For the curious, 3100 is quite old (vs 7000 series 2011-3), I think the ATI 3000’s were from around the time of the Geforce 7000s iirc, and quite weak (100 category)… but it handles youtube fine.
in my var log…
"12.752] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
12.752] (II) LoadModule: “fglrx”
12.753] (WW) Warning, couldn’t open module fglrx
12.753] (II) UnloadModule: “fglrx”
12.753] (II) Unloading fglrx
12.753] (EE) Failed to load module “fglrx” (module does not exist, 0)
"
Probable culprit. That’s the name of AMD’s legacy linux driver, or related to it.
No results for flgrx in YaST. I’m assuming I need to change an X conf file.
I’ll run a text search for fglrx from the root folder. May as well.
Thanks for the help, feel free not to read as I’ve found a few leads in here.
12.727]
This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
12.727]
X.Org X Server 1.14.3.901 (1.14.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2013-10-26
12.727] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
12.727] Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
12.727] Current Operating System: Linux porta-joe2.joegroup 3.11.6-4-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 30 18:04:56 UTC 2013 (e6d4a27) x86_64
12.727] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.6-4-desktop root=UUID=8dacb614-0268-45c2-9e5a-f7dde4d21c43 ramdisk_blocksize=4096 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-OCZ-VERTEX_G9469F235FW6CK6N2XTH-part5 splash=silent quiet
12.727] Build Date: 19 December 2013 01:42:00PM
12.727]
12.727] Current version of pixman: 0.30.2
12.727] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
12.727] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
12.727] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Jan 18 15:44:03 2014
12.727] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
12.727] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
12.728] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
12.728] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
12.728] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
12.728] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
12.729] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
12.729] (==) Automatically adding devices
12.729] (==) Automatically enabling devices
12.729] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
12.729] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi" does not exist.
12.729] Entry deleted from font path.
12.729] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/ghostscript/,
/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/,
built-ins
12.729] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates,/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
12.729] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
12.730] (II) Loader magic: 0x803c20
12.730] (II) Module ABI versions:
12.730] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
12.730] X.Org Video Driver: 14.1
12.730] X.Org XInput driver : 19.1
12.730] X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
12.730] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
12.733] (--) PCI:*(0:1:5:0) 1002:9613:1179:ff00 rev 0, Mem @ 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xcfdf0000/65536, 0xcfe00000/1048576, I/O @ 0x00009000/256
12.735] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
12.735] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
12.735] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
12.735] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
12.735] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
12.735] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
12.735] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
12.735] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
12.735] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
12.735] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
12.735] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
12.735] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
12.735] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
12.735] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
12.735] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
12.735] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
12.735] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
12.735] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
12.735] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
12.735] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
12.735] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
12.738] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
12.748] (II) Module glamoregl: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
12.748] compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 0.5.1
12.748] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
12.748] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
12.748] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
12.751] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
12.752] compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
12.752] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 7.0
12.752] (==) AIGLX enabled
12.752] Loading extension GLX
12.752] (==) Matched fglrx as autoconfigured driver 0
12.752] (==) Matched ati as autoconfigured driver 1
12.752] (==) Matched fglrx as autoconfigured driver 2
12.752] (==) Matched ati as autoconfigured driver 3
12.752] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 4
12.752] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 5
12.752] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 6
12.752] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
12.752] (II) LoadModule: "fglrx"
12.753] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fglrx
12.753] (II) UnloadModule: "fglrx"
12.753] (II) Unloading fglrx
12.753] (EE) Failed to load module "fglrx" (module does not exist, 0)
12.753] (II) LoadModule: "ati"
12.753] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
12.753] (II) Module ati: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
12.753] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 7.2.0
12.753] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
12.753] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
12.753] (II) LoadModule: "radeon"
12.754] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
12.754] (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
12.754] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 7.2.0
12.754] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
12.754] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
12.754] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
12.754] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
12.755] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
12.755] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 0.8.0
12.755] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
12.755] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
12.755] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
12.755] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
12.755] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
12.755] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 0.4.3
12.755] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
12.755] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
12.755] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
12.755] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
12.755] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
12.755] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 2.3.3
12.756] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
12.756] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
12.756] (II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets:
[LIST OF CHIPSETS MANUALLY REDACTED SO I COULD POST]
12.766] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
12.766] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
12.766] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
12.766] (++) using VT number 7
12.767] (II) [KMS] Kernel modesetting enabled.
12.767] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
12.767] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
12.767] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
12.767] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
12.767] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
12.768] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
12.768] compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 0.0.2
12.768] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
12.768] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
12.768] (II) RADEON(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
12.768] (==) RADEON(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
12.768] (II) RADEON(0): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
12.768] (==) RADEON(0): Default visual is TrueColor
12.768] (==) RADEON(0): RGB weight 888
12.768] (II) RADEON(0): Using 8 bits per RGB (8 bit DAC)
12.768] (--) RADEON(0): Chipset: "ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics" (ChipID = 0x9613)
12.768] (II) RADEON(0): GPU accel disabled or not working, using shadowfb for KMS
12.768] (II) Loading sub module "shadow"
12.768] (II) LoadModule: "shadow"
12.769] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libshadow.so
12.770] (II) Module shadow: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
12.770] compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 1.1.0
12.770] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
12.770] (II) RADEON(0): KMS Color Tiling: disabled
12.770] (II) RADEON(0): KMS Color Tiling 2D: disabled
12.770] (II) RADEON(0): KMS Pageflipping: enabled
12.770] (II) RADEON(0): SwapBuffers wait for vsync: enabled
12.770] (II) RADEON(0): Output LVDS has no monitor section
12.784] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-0 has no monitor section
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Output DIN has no monitor section
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): EDID for output LVDS
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: SEC Model: 3041 Serial#: 0
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Year: 2008 Week: 0
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.3
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Digital Display Input
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 35 vert.: 20
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.20
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): No DPMS capabilities specified
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): First detailed timing is preferred mode
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.580 redY: 0.340 greenX: 0.310 greenY: 0.550
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.155 blueY: 0.155 whiteX: 0.313 whiteY: 0.329
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): clock: 69.9 MHz Image Size: 353 x 198 mm
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1366 h_sync: 1414 h_sync_end 1446 h_blank_end 1474 h_border: 0
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): v_active: 768 v_sync: 770 v_sync_end 775 v_blanking: 790 v_border: 0
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Unknown vendor-specific block f
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): SAMSUNG
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): 160AT01-T02
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex):
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): 00ffffffffffff004ca3413000000000
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): 00120103802314780a87f594574f8c27
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): 27505400000001010101010101010101
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): 0101010101014a1b566c500016303020
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): 250061c6100000190000000f00000000
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): 00000000001eb4027400000000fe0053
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): 414d53554e470a2020202020000000fe
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): 00313630415430312d5430320a2000dc
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Printing probed modes for output LVDS
12.796] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1366x768"x60.0 69.86 1366 1414 1446 1474 768 770 775 790 -hsync -vsync (47.4 kHz eP)
12.797] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1280x720"x59.9 74.50 1280 1344 1472 1664 720 723 728 748 -hsync +vsync (44.8 kHz)
12.797] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1152x768"x59.8 71.75 1152 1216 1328 1504 768 771 781 798 -hsync +vsync (47.7 kHz)
12.797] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x59.9 63.50 1024 1072 1176 1328 768 771 775 798 -hsync +vsync (47.8 kHz)
12.797] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x59.9 38.25 800 832 912 1024 600 603 607 624 -hsync +vsync (37.4 kHz)
12.797] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "848x480"x59.7 31.50 848 872 952 1056 480 483 493 500 -hsync +vsync (29.8 kHz)
12.797] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x480"x59.7 26.75 720 744 808 896 480 483 493 500 -hsync +vsync (29.9 kHz)
12.797] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.4 23.75 640 664 720 800 480 483 487 500 -hsync +vsync (29.7 kHz)
12.811] (II) RADEON(0): EDID for output VGA-0
12.823] (II) RADEON(0): EDID for output DIN
12.823] (II) RADEON(0): Output LVDS connected
12.823] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-0 disconnected
12.823] (II) RADEON(0): Output DIN disconnected
12.823] (II) RADEON(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
12.823] (II) RADEON(0): Output LVDS using initial mode 1366x768
12.823] (II) RADEON(0): Using default gamma of (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) unless otherwise stated.
12.823] (II) RADEON(0): mem size init: gart size :1fdef000 vram size: s:10000000 visible:fba0000
12.823] (II) RADEON(0): EXA: Driver will allow EXA pixmaps in VRAM
12.823] (==) RADEON(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
12.823] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
12.823] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
12.823] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
12.826] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
12.826] compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
12.826] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
12.826] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
12.826] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
12.826] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
12.826] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
12.826] (II) Unloading modesetting
12.826] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
12.826] (II) Unloading fbdev
12.826] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fbdevhw"
12.826] (II) Unloading fbdevhw
12.826] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
12.826] (II) Unloading vesa
12.826] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
12.827] (II) RADEON(0): Front buffer size: 4224K
12.827] (II) RADEON(0): VRAM usage limit set to 228067K
12.828] (==) RADEON(0): Backing store disabled
12.828] (WW) RADEON(0): Direct rendering disabled
12.828] (II) RADEON(0): Acceleration disabled
12.828] (==) RADEON(0): DPMS enabled
12.828] (==) RADEON(0): Silken mouse enabled
12.828] (II) RADEON(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
12.829] (--) RandR disabled
12.847] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable
12.847] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
12.900] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized swrast
12.900] (II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0
12.980] (II) RADEON(0): Setting screen physical size to 361 x 203
13.126] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event5)
13.126] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.126] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.126] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
13.126] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
13.127] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
13.127] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
13.127] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 2.8.2
13.127] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
13.127] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 19.1
13.127] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
13.127] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
13.127] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
13.127] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
13.127] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
13.127] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
13.127] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input5/event5"
13.127] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
13.127] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
13.127] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
13.127] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "ca"
13.128] (**) Option "xkb_variant" "fr"
13.201] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event7)
13.201] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.201] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.201] (**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
13.201] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
13.201] (**) Video Bus: always reports core events
13.201] (**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event7"
13.201] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
13.201] (--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
13.201] (II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
13.201] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/device:26/LNXVIDEO:01/input/input7/event7"
13.201] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
13.201] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
13.201] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
13.201] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "ca"
13.201] (**) Option "xkb_variant" "fr"
13.202] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
13.202] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.202] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.202] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
13.202] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
13.202] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
13.202] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
13.202] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
13.202] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
It would have been useful to see the entire Xorg.0.log. It is usually suggested to upload long logs/output to http://paste.opensuse.org/ and share the link here.
Have a look for the existence of /etc/X11/xorg.conf and remove it if present. IIRC, there maybe some openGL links that are changed when the proprietary driver is installed. These may also need reinstating. Some of the advice here may be applicable
13.202] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
13.202] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input3/event3"
13.202] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
13.202] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
13.202] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
13.202] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "ca"
13.202] (**) Option "xkb_variant" "fr"
13.205] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event4)
13.205] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
13.205] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
13.205] (II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
13.206] (II) config/udev: Adding input device CNF7051 (/dev/input/event9)
13.206] (**) CNF7051: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.206] (**) CNF7051: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.206] (**) CNF7051: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
13.206] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'CNF7051'
13.206] (**) CNF7051: always reports core events
13.206] (**) evdev: CNF7051: Device: "/dev/input/event9"
13.206] (--) evdev: CNF7051: Vendor 0x4f2 Product 0xb070
13.206] (--) evdev: CNF7051: Found keys
13.206] (II) evdev: CNF7051: Configuring as keyboard
13.206] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-4/2-4:1.0/input/input9/event9"
13.206] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "CNF7051" (type: KEYBOARD, id 9)
13.206] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
13.206] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
13.206] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "ca"
13.206] (**) Option "xkb_variant" "fr"
13.209] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Digital PCBeep (/dev/input/event10)
13.209] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
13.209] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
13.209] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Front Headphone (/dev/input/event11)
13.209] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
13.209] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
13.209] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA ATI SB Mic (/dev/input/event12)
13.209] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
13.209] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
13.210] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
13.210] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.210] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.210] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
13.210] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
13.210] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
13.210] (**) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
13.210] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Vendor 0x1 Product 0x1
13.210] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
13.210] (II) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
13.210] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0/event0"
13.210] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
13.210] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
13.210] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
13.210] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "ca"
13.210] (**) Option "xkb_variant" "fr"
13.213] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Mouse (/dev/input/event1)
13.213] (**) PS/2 Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
13.213] (**) PS/2 Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
13.213] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'PS/2 Mouse'
13.213] (**) PS/2 Mouse: always reports core events
13.213] (**) evdev: PS/2 Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
13.213] (--) evdev: PS/2 Mouse: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x8
13.213] (--) evdev: PS/2 Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
13.213] (--) evdev: PS/2 Mouse: Found relative axes
13.213] (--) evdev: PS/2 Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
13.213] (II) evdev: PS/2 Mouse: Configuring as mouse
13.213] (**) evdev: PS/2 Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
13.213] (**) evdev: PS/2 Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
13.213] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input1/event1"
13.213] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "PS/2 Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 11)
13.213] (II) evdev: PS/2 Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
13.213] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
13.213] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
13.213] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
13.214] (**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
13.214] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PS/2 Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
13.214] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
13.214] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
13.214] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint (/dev/input/event2)
13.214] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
13.214] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
13.214] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
13.214] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Applying InputClass "Default clickpad buttons"
13.214] (II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
13.215] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
13.215] (II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
13.215] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 1.7.1
13.215] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
13.215] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 19.1
13.215] (II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint'
13.215] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events
13.215] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event2"
13.227] (--) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: x-axis range 0 - 1023 (res 0)
13.227] (--) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: y-axis range 0 - 767 (res 0)
13.227] (--) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: pressure range 0 - 127
13.227] (II) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: device does not report finger width.
13.227] (--) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: buttons: left right middle
13.227] (--) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x8
13.227] (--) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: invalid finger width range. defaulting to 0 - 15
13.227] (**) Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
13.227] (**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
13.227] (**) Option "TapButton2" "3"
13.227] (**) Option "TapButton3" "2"
13.227] (--) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: touchpad found
13.227] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events
13.233] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input2/event2"
13.233] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 12)
13.233] (**) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
13.233] (**) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
13.233] (**) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.156
13.233] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
13.233] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration profile 1
13.233] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
13.233] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
13.233] (--) synaptics: AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: touchpad found
13.234] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint (/dev/input/mouse1)
13.234] (**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
13.234] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event8)
13.234] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
13.234] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
13.236] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Toshiba input device (/dev/input/event6)
13.236] (**) Toshiba input device: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.236] (**) Toshiba input device: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
13.236] (**) Toshiba input device: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
13.236] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Toshiba input device'
13.236] (**) Toshiba input device: always reports core events
13.236] (**) evdev: Toshiba input device: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
13.236] (--) evdev: Toshiba input device: Vendor 0 Product 0
13.236] (--) evdev: Toshiba input device: Found keys
13.236] (II) evdev: Toshiba input device: Configuring as keyboard
13.236] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/virtual/input/input6/event6"
13.236] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Toshiba input device" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
13.236] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
13.237] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
13.237] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "ca"
13.237] (**) Option "xkb_variant" "fr"
15.681] (II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "SEC", prod id 12353
15.681] (II) RADEON(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
15.681] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0 69.86 1366 1414 1446 1474 768 770 775 790 -hsync -vsync (47.4 kHz eP)
18.279] (II) RADEON(0): EDID vendor "SEC", prod id 12353
18.279] (II) RADEON(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
18.279] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1366x768"x0.0 69.86 1366 1414 1446 1474 768 770 775 790 -hsync -vsync (47.4 kHz eP)
This log is presumably from my latest boot which went fine.
I wonder what happen when it spazzes out? (oh, and, I can’t ctrl-alt-f3 when it does, the system is effectively frozen despite the movement on the screen)
I appreciate all the help and especially if anyone checks my logs. I think I’ve got something to work with now, some things to google other than '“psychedlic screen”.
Probably will start by cleaning out fglrx as best I can and report back (in a new thread if it doesn’t work, or cap off this one if it does)
Random problems ie sometimes it boot sometimes it does not, often points to failing hardware rather then software. Something that is just on the edge of working.
(EE) Failed to load module "fglrx" (module does not exist, 0)
That means the fglrx driver is not installed.
X just tries whether it can load it. That’s part of X’s auto-configuration, i.e. when there is no specific driver specified in the X config.
You can just ignore that.
There could of course be some left-overs (AFAIK the fglrx driver installation overwrites some system libraries as does the nvidia driver).
But I guess you would have bigger problems then.
You say it is actually working fine, but this happens suddenly sometimes?
This does indeed sound like a hardware issue then (overheating maybe?).
Anyway, no x.org.conf in that directory. There’s a x.org.conf.install though.
Lots of material for me to work through, but I’m tired. Wouldn’t bother with this thread 'till tomorrow.
You say it is actually working fine, but this happens suddenly sometimes?
This does indeed sound like a hardware issue then (overheating maybe?).
It happens at boot, but not every time. It never happens with the nomodeset switch in GRUB.
I don’t think it’s heat, it happens when the machine is nice and cool.
or to windaz.