Again,
I had just updated through Yast online update, it prompted to reboot and now im stuck without a desktop
I can login but its just without a desktop, I went to su and did a zypper dup and it made a few more changes , but still no desktop
startx only tells me /usr/bin/Xorg is not setuid …
startx as su just gives me blank screen
using AMD graphics card (Radeon HD 6770) - im guessing something got crossed with the driver // (why doesnt it just put a driver that will load like the a default one during fresh installs . if its gotta mess around with the one that’s already working? fall back to default as an option too hard? )
I been using opesuse sisnce 12.3 came out and always had problems with keeping it updated, like the issue today…
im no programmer just a simple user, and i usually just end up reinstalling fresh installs to bypass all the troubleshooting the requires allot of programming.
Is there a simple fix for this ? how do I keep from this ever happening again and again just from updating.
That’s normal, with the default permissions you can only run startx as root.
startx as su just gives me blank screen
using AMD graphics card (Radeon HD 6770) - im guessing something got crossed with the driver //
Try booting to “recovery mode” (2nd entry in “Advanced Options” in the boot menu) that should use a generic driver.
(why doesnt it just put a driver that will load like the a default one during fresh installs . if its gotta mess around with the one that’s already working? fall back to default as an option too hard? )
If there is a driver set in xorg.conf, that is used. If it cannot be loaded Xorg fails to start.
Otherwise Xorg tries to determine a driver itself and falls back to a generic one if necessary.
I been using opesuse sisnce 12.3 came out and always had problems with keeping it updated, like the issue today…
im no programmer just a simple user, and i usually just end up reinstalling fresh installs to bypass all the troubleshooting the requires allot of programming.
And which openSUSE version are you using now?
12.3 is not supported any more since January.
Is there a simple fix for this ? how do I keep from this ever happening again and again just from updating.
Boot to recovery mode and reinstall the driver.
How did you install it in the first place?
If you downloaded it from AMD, you have to reinstall it every time there is a kernel update.
I would rather recommend to use the openSUSE packages: (but uninstall the current driver first)
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD_fglrx
Then it should not break when installing updates.
You should not use zypper dup except for a version upgrade. And then only with the base repos. (unless you are running tumbleweed)
What video card/ driver are you using and how installed? Sounds like you may need to reinstall the drivers
Boot to recovery mode (Grub menu advanced then recovery) This will use more generic drivers.
Hi guys ! thanks for the replies!
I did the following to fix …
I -
" Boot to recovery mode (Grub menu advanced then recovery)"
2 - Went to the One Click install AMD driver here - https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD_fglrx
Installed and rebooted
I would rather recommend to use the openSUSE packages: (but uninstall the current driver first)
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AMD_fglrx
Then it should not break when installing updates.
all seems to fine now,
I had to install the driver from the providers website last time. because the screen was not rendering the default tray panel with duel screens last time…
(KDE Desktop)
But that seems to not be an issue now !
Im using the latest release for 64bit
OpenSUSE 13.2
you guys rock…! thanks for the replies
If you have a kernel update and you installed the video driver manually (ie download from makers site), you must reinstall again. If you install from the repos then the driver will automatically get recompiled for the new kernel.
Ok sounds good…will stick to the repos