Another failure to install 11.3

English Install/Boot/Login
#1

Installing on Thinkpad X40, on top of 10.2 from DVD

Seems OK until attempting to log in via xdm

Takes name/password, flashes screen and presents the login screen again

Looking at /var/log/xdm i see

(EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignored)
(EE) ioctl EVIOCGNAME failed: Inappropriate oictl for device
(EE) PreInit returned NULL for “TPPS/2 IBM Trackpoint”
(EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignored)
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer
xrandr for VGA: new mode 1024x768_60 64.11 1024 …
xrandr: cannot find output “VGA”
warning: output VGA not found; ignoring

I also had troubles with ethernet renaming and yast does not seem to have options for network settings. Lots of other oddities, but until I have a screen it is hard to investigate

This is the 4th 11.3 machine – one installed easily, one after a small hiatus and one got very confused but seems happier now

==John ff

#2

Just some more information. On my other laptop (Thinkpad x200s) this morning the xdm is failing. i can get a screen via xinit but xdm just failed.
xdm log says

(EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
(EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
(EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
(EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
(EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
(EE) ioctl EVIOCGNAME failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
(EE) PreInit returned NULL for “TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint”
(EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer
xdm error (pid 2845): pam_authenticate failure: Authentication failure
xdm error (pid 2030): Unknown session exit code 2816 from process 2845
XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server “:0.0”

  after 147 requests (127 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

xdm info (pid 2030): Exiting

==John ff

#3

Installing on Thinkpad X40, on top of 10.2 from DVD

Please clarify - your not trying to upgrade (from 10.2) are you? If so, try a clean install instead. Aopologies if I’ve misunderstood you here.

#4

One was an upgrade 10.2 -> 11.3
other was upgrade 11.2 -> 11.3

Was considering a clean install on the older machine, but it will have to wait until I can bprrow a DVD drive

#5

Yesterday upgraded from 11.2 to 11.3 on the ThinkPad X200. The same errors with the “input driver”. Also have an error “Could not start kdeinit4. Check your installation”. Deleted all the packets related to the kde and xorg. Reinstalled them again from DVD. It didn’t help.

#6

Not necessarily. Try creating a network install cd and boot from that. The rest comes directly from the repo site and I find it is by far the easiest method.

#7

How do I boot from a network CD without an optiocal drive?

Confused…

#8

Note graphic drivers are handled differently on openSUSE-11.3 than on previous openSUSE versions. Sometimes users need to type ‘nomodeset’ in the installation cd/dvd initial boot splash menu for the installation to work. And sometimes after the initial install, one still has to type ‘nomodeset’ in the installation hard drive boot menu (grub menu). There is some guidance here: SDB:Configuring graphics cards - openSUSE

#9

More information for the faili=ures on Thinkpad X41

1: The wireless network fails to start and I eventually found the error message
nl80211 friver does mot support authenticatiol/association or connect commands

I also get
local rng-tools failed in service 5

2: xdm log says

xdm info (pid 1724): Starting
xdm info (pid 1724): Starting X server on :0

X.Org X Server 1.8.0
Release Date: 2010-04-02
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
Current Operating System: Linux cardew 2.6.34-12-default #1 SMP 2010-06-29 02:39
:08 +0200 i686
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda2 resume=/dev/sda1 splash=silent PROFILE=home2
vga=0x314
Build Date: 05 July 2010 09:26:26PM

Current version of pixman: 0.18.0
Before reporting problems, check X.Org Wiki - Home
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (–) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”, Time: Sun Jul 25 08:26:22 2010
(==) Using config directory: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d”
(EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
(EE) ioctl EVIOCGNAME failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
(EE) PreInit returned NULL for “TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint”
(EE) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer
xrandr for VGA: new mode 1024x768_60 64.11 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 795 -
HSync +Vsync
xrandr: cannot find output “VGA”
warning: output VGA not found; ignoring
xdm info (pid 1724): Shutting down
XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server “:0.0”
after 121 requests (69 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
xdm error (pid 1724): Display :0 is being disabled
xdm info (pid 1724): Exiting

I can use the machin eif i wait for the nfsmounts to time out, go to level 3 and run xinit – and use a wired ethernet

#10

I have got a fix for the wireless not starting (see another thread) but still have the xdm problem

#11

I spend some time tracing the actions of xdm by bugging Xsetup. The trace did not show anything especially odd; it does produce one error message that is not produced on teh other laptop (which is now working most of the time)

> + xrandr --addmode VGA 1024x768_60
> xrandr: cannot find output “VGA”
> + xrandr --output VGA --mode 1024x768_60
> warning: output VGA not found; ignoring

The effect is to offer the logon screen, accept nam eand password, and then to blank screen, long delay and a represented logon scren (but with a black background rather that grey). Happens for all users

Are there no suggestions as where to look next?

==John ff

PS Am I the only one who dislikes the ungrammatical “Welcome at CLIENTHOST” in /etc/X11/Xresources? Welcome to … seems so much better