[Help] After zypper dup with following repos i am able to boot only in safe mode 
Index of /distribution/11.4/repo/oss
Index of /distribution/11.4/repo/non-oss
Index of /update/11.4
might it be a graphics driver problem? did the upgrade remove but not replace a proprietary driver?
if you type “startx” what are the error messages??
system does boot but only in safe mode
I don’t have an external GPU and hence i don’t use proprietary drivers
Where can i check as to what went wrong during boot in non-safe mode ?
you could look at the tail of the boot log for errors less /var/log/boot.msg
and the Xorg log less /var/log/Xorg.0.log
What EXACTLY graphic hardware do you have ? ie what is output of:
/sbin/lspci -nnk
and provide the content of the line that has ‘VGA’ in it, plus also the next 3 lines.
Did you try booting with the boot code ‘nomodeset’ in the grub boot splash menu ?
:~> /sbin/lspci -nnk
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub [8086:2770] (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:2770]
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2772] (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:2772]
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:3662]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:27c8]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:27c9]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:27ca]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:27cb]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:27cc]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b8] (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:27b8]
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:27df]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family SATA IDE Controller [8086:27c0] (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:27c0]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 01)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:27da]
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:8136]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
do you have xorg-x11-driver-video-intel-legacy installed?
yes it is installed (xorg-x11-driver-video-intel-legacy 2.9.1-8.1)
This is from the 11.4 readme
Initializing Graphics with KMS (Kernel Mode Setting)
With openSUSE 11.3 we switched to KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) for Intel, ATI and NVIDIA graphics, which now is our default. If you encounter problems with the KMS driver support (intel, radeon, nouveau), disable KMS by adding nomodeset to the kernel boot command line. To set this permanently, add it to the kernel command line in /boot/grub/menu.lst. This option makes sure the appropriate kernel module (intel, radeon, nouveau) is loaded with modeset=0 in initrd, i.e. KMS is disabled.
In the rare cases when loading the DRM module from initrd is a general problem and unrelated to KMS, it is even possible to disable loading of the DRM module in initrd completely. For this set the NO_KMS_IN_INITRD sysconfig variable to yes via YAST, which then recreates initrd afterwards. Reboot your machine.
On Intel without KMS the Xserver falls back to the fbdev driver (the intel driver only supports KMS); alternatively, there is the “intellegacy” driver (xorg-x11-driver-video-intel-legacy package) which still supports UMS (User Mode Setting). To use it, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-device.conf and change the driver entry to intellegacy.
just add nomodeset to the end of the optional kernel line
and thanks didn’t know Suse Paste did images
and thanks didn’t know Suse Paste did images
-most welcome
should i use a sapce before “nomodeset=0”, should it look like this ?
this is what mine looks like Image nomode.jpeg - Simplest Image Hosting
ps - I use simplest cause it works with a plasmoid I istalled so I can drag an drop files
OK, this is your graphics from the ’ /sbin/lspci -nnk ’ command:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2772] (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASRock Incorporation Device [1849:2772]
Note I asked for the next 3 lines and you gave me the next 30 lines. Why ?? Why did you add so many more lines? What is it there in those extra 27 lines that you think it so important to me that you posted another 27 lines? I can’t figure it out, so you will have to explain.
No one told you to add the boot code nomodeset=0. Where does that come from??
It was recommended you try the boot code ‘nomodeset’. There is NO equals zero there. I don’t know where that came from. Please use the boot code in grub “nomodeset” (with no quotes).
Now that I know your graphics I can see that (the boot code ‘nomodeset’) should boot your pc to the FBDEV graphic driver which has VERY slow performance.
Try the “intellegacy” driver.
You can do that by editing (with root permissions) the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-device.conf file so that it looks like:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Default Device"
#Driver "radeon"
**Driver "intellegacy"**
## Required magic for radeon/radeonhd drivers; output name
## (here: "DVI-0") can be figured out via 'xrandr -q'
#Option "monitor-DVI-0" "Default Monitor"
EndSection
Note I added a line there.
Save the change, reboot and test.
nomodeset worked xorg did not start
SUSE Paste <==corrected
Corrected but xorg did not start is the message,again using safe mode to login and comment here
I did not suggest to put ‘nomodeset’ there.
I will leave this thread now as too many cooks will spoil the broth.
Good bye and good luck.
will try
Driver “intellegacy”
after removing nomodeset
==>nomodeset alone fails to start xorg
==>Driver “intellegacy” without nomodeset fails even before command mode level,fails right after boot
Will try combination of both
combination of both failed
Removed “nomodeset” as well as Driver “intellegacy”
==>nomodeset alone fails to start xorg
==>Driver “intellegacy” without nomodeset fails even before command mode level,fails right after boot
==>combination of both failed
Will keep using safe mode till solution is found :-((((((((((((