xorg problem after system update

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i freshly install opensuse 11.0 and it was working perfectly.

i then added 2 repository addressess. the PackMan and VideoLAN. the opensuse default repositories are all enabled.

i reboot my computer and leave it untouch until the system update appear automatically at the lower right of your screen. then i click “Update system now”. after updating, i restart my computer and then the problem occur. it says “Failed to start X server”.

here is my xorg log and can you explain what just happened. i was thinking that the updated xorg is not working properly and may have to downgrade my xorg.

(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Loading sub module “int10”
(II) LoadModule: “int10”
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libint10.so
(II) Module int10: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
compiled for 1.4.0.90, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 2.0
(II) Loading sub module “vbe”
(II) LoadModule: “vbe”
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libvbe.so
(II) Module vbe: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
compiled for 1.4.0.90, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 2.0
(II) Loading sub module “vgahw”
(II) LoadModule: “vgahw”
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libvgahw.so
(II) Module vgahw: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
compiled for 1.4.0.90, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 2.0
(**) intel(0): Depth 24, (–) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
(==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) 945GM
(–) intel(0): Chipset: “945GM”
(–) intel(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xC0000000
(–) intel(0): IO registers at addr 0xDC100000

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X(xf86SigHandler+0x7e) [0x80d3bce]
1: [0xffffe400]
2: /usr/lib/xorg/modules//drivers/intel_drv.so [0xb7ac60b1]
3: /usr/bin/X(InitOutput+0xa1f) [0x80aac9f]
4: /usr/bin/X(main+0x2b1) [0x8074091]
5: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe5) [0xb7cd65f5]
6: /usr/bin/X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x225) [0x8073581]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11. Server aborting

2

try:

Pause the boot by moving the down arrow, then back up to the default boot. But now press backspace, it should delete any text where you can see VGA=.
Remove all text and now type just the number:
3
and hit enter

at the login type your user name and then password
now type:
su
then the root password

now type this:

sax2 -r

then
reboot

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ive done what you said but still no avail.

i look at the /var/log/SaX.log and the output is the same as the previous log.

the last line when i run sax2 -r

xc: abort

any ideas what happened during system update?

4

Try booting with the failsafe option.

5

im using the failsafe option in replying here coz i cant access the default option.

failsafe option is doing fine.

6

So check in Yast Hardware Monitor/Graphics
what settings are in there and is it showing the 3D box checked?

7

yes, they were checked and i also tried to uncheck it. and still no avail.

i dont know why the x server wont start after the system update.

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Just had the same problem with my Medion MD93650 which has the same Intel graphics chip. I’m also using the same repositories.

If you try the command ‘rpm -q -a --last’ it will list packages with their install date , latest first. Sometime after the last working reboot you should see the package

libv4l-0.5.8.pm.6

which appears to supply a couple of libraries needed by the X server (as shown by ‘ldd /usr/bin/Xorg’)

The problem went away when I upgraded to libv4l-0.5.8.pm.8 which is available from packman.

I say ‘appears’ because , now I’ve upgraded, ldd doesn’t list these libraries. Which I find a bit strange.

Gareth