I just upgraded to OpenSuSE 13.1 64 bit (from 12.2). When I try to use the normal graphics controller for my Intel, Ironlake Mobile Graphics Controller, X crashes. I can use the computer if I add nomodeset at boot, in which case it uses a generic driver, but then I have to use resolution 1024x768, although the laptop’s screen is 1366X768.
The X server, not KDE or anything above that, is definitely what is crashing. I have tried other desktop environments (IceVM and TinyVM), which all have the same problem. Since the problem goes away if I use nomodeset, the crash seems to be caused by the underlying driver. This is in the xf86-video-intel package, which is at version 2.99.906.
So, what should I do to fix this? My best guess after trawling around various forums is that a bug in that driver package is causing my problem. The solution to that would be to downgrade the package, or wait for an upgrade. However, I would appreciate your advice.
I have looked in the files: /var/log/Xorg.0.log , /var/log/messages , and /var/log/kdm.log . ~/.xsession-errors-:0 (.xsession-errors had nothing in it) did not seem to add much, although I can get it for you.
The Xorg.0.log file does not give too much useful information. These are the last lines.
5127.397] setversion 1.4 failed
5129.650] (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
5134.698] (II) AIGLX: Resuming AIGLX clients after VT switch
5134.698] (II) intel(0): switch to mode 1366x768@60.0 on pipe 0 using LVDS1, position (0, 0), rotation normal
5134.751] (--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
5136.984] (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
/var/log/messages has the following relevant section:
2014-01-02T14:18:07.573991-05:00 linux-bg34 polkitd[1011]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-session:22 (system bus name :1.373, object path /org/kde/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) (disconnected from bus)
2014-01-02T14:18:08.056588-05:00 linux-bg34 kdm[3440]: X server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly
2014-01-02T14:18:08.079805-05:00 linux-bg34 kdm[3440]: plymouth should quit after server startup
2014-01-02T14:18:08.108655-05:00 linux-bg34 acpid: 1 client rule loaded
2014-01-02T14:18:08.265541-05:00 linux-bg34 kdm[3440]: Quitting Plymouth with transition
2014-01-02T14:18:08.269630-05:00 linux-bg34 kdm[3440]: Is Plymouth still running? no
2014-01-02T14:18:10.639520-05:00 linux-bg34 systemd[1]: Starting Session 26 of user leesn.
2014-01-02T14:18:10.643226-05:00 linux-bg34 systemd-logind[673]: New session 26 of user leesn.
2014-01-02T14:18:10.643684-05:00 linux-bg34 systemd[1]: Started Session 26 of user leesn.
2014-01-02T14:18:12.512146-05:00 linux-bg34 dbus[660]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.Avahi' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service'
2014-01-02T14:18:12.512808-05:00 linux-bg34 dbus[660]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
2014-01-02T14:18:19.723790-05:00 linux-bg34 hp-systray: hp-systray[19138]: error: option -s not recognized
2014-01-02T14:18:21.922484-05:00 linux-bg34 polkitd[1011]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-session:26 (system bus name :1.408 [/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1], object path /org/kde/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)
2014-01-02T14:19:10.959372-05:00 linux-bg34 systemd-logind[673]: Removed session 22.
2014-01-02T14:19:33.742373-05:00 linux-bg34 dbus[660]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper)
2014-01-02T14:19:33.784243-05:00 linux-bg34 dbus[660]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
2014-01-02T14:24:03.726331-05:00 linux-bg34 smartd[666]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], 26 Currently unreadable (pending) sectors
2014-01-02T14:24:14.458689-05:00 linux-bg34 dbus[660]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper)
2014-01-02T14:24:14.816679-05:00 linux-bg34 dbus[660]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
2014-01-02T14:25:13.057314-05:00 linux-bg34 kernel: 5481.512849] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
2014-01-02T14:25:13.057335-05:00 linux-bg34 kernel: 5481.513663] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
2014-01-02T14:25:13.123323-05:00 linux-bg34 kernel: 5481.578848] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
2014-01-02T14:25:13.157303-05:00 linux-bg34 kernel: 5481.612991] st: Version 20101219, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256
2014-01-02T14:25:13.251299-05:00 linux-bg34 kernel: 5481.707458] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 1 devices found
2014-01-02T14:25:25.204301-05:00 linux-bg34 kernel: 5493.639553] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
2014-01-02T14:25:25.246302-05:00 linux-bg34 kernel: 5493.681437] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
2014-01-02T14:30:01.995570-05:00 linux-bg34 systemd[1]: Starting Session 27 of user root.
2014-01-02T14:30:02.360413-05:00 linux-bg34 systemd[1]: Started Session 27 of user root.
2014-01-02T14:37:17.167464-05:00 linux-bg34 su: (to leesn) leesn on none
2014-01-02T14:37:17.511700-05:00 linux-bg34 su: pam_systemd(su:session): pam_putenv: delete non-existent entry; XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
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