X server Problem

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#1

Hello,

I dont know wether i chose the right cathegory to poste this, but i hope so.

I have a problem on my Suse 11.0 Machine. I updated yesterday 2 security updates. They needed a reboot. Now my X server wont start.

While i start the system i dont get any graphical visualisation, but the bootloader. After pressing Alt + F10 i get some messages; some things seem normal to me, but then:

powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Athlon 64Processor 3500+
powernow-k8: Bios error - no PSB or ACPI _PSS objects
powernow: This module only works with AMD k7 CPUs
Jan 25 12:43:12 linux-drim kernel: nf_contrack version 0.5.0(16384buckets, 65536 max)
Jan 25 12:43:18 linux-drim kernel powernow-k8:Bios error - no PSB or APCI _PSS objects
Jan 25 12:43:20 localhost kdm [2887]: X server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly
Jan 25 12:43:20 localhost kdm [2887]:Unable to fire uplocal display :0; dislabeling

When i try to sart up X server manualy, i get only the message

Jan 25 12:43:20 localhost kdm [2887]: X server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly
Jan 25 12:43:20 localhost kdm [2887]:Unable to fire uplocal display :0; dislabeling

As im not very famiiar with the linux console i dont know what i can perhaps do.

Thank you for any help

#2

'push*

It would be already very helpful to have a way to get back the system i had before the crash.
Can anyone explain how to do only with the console?

#3

Jilly wrote on Sunday 25 Jan 2009 20:46:

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> 'push*
>
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> It would be already very helpful to have a way to get back the
> system i had before the crash.
> Can anyone explain how to do only with the console?
>
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What graphics?

Was the update for the kernel?

If so and you are using ATI or NVIDIA propriety drivers then you will
need to re-install them again so they they match the running kernel.

HTH

–
Mark…

Nil illegitimi carborundum

#4

thanks for your answer

No was simply a security update. Thats why i dont know what might went wrong.

Im using Nvidia and the driver is installed and runs.

Is there any posibility to set back the system to an earlier configuration?

#5

Try this.

11.0 just issued a kernel update and you probably have the proprietary drivers for ati or nvidia.

On the boot screen put 3 on the command line.

login as root

goto

cd /etc/X11
mv ./xorg.conf ./xorg.conf.bak1
sax2 -a
startx

see if you get a desktop for root, if so a reboot and all should be well.

after that you will need to re-install any proprietary drivers as before.

rgds
M

#6

just a thought but if

sax2 -a

doesn’t help

try again using

sax2 -r -m 0=nv

or possibly

sax2 -r -m 0=vesa

should at least get something running.

rgds
M